18.7% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6532, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6532, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual across most areas contribute their time to others in postcode 6532. Around 30.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than in most other parts of the country. This creates a strong pattern of community and family support across the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in the rest of Australia, with 18.7% of people helping out, although this is 2.4 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is more common than in most areas, with 24.2% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it. While 10.7% of people provide other unpaid care, this is much lower than in most other areas.
10.7% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
About 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.1%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 6532, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6532/6532-wa/topic/community