20.5% ▼ -34.2%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6537, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6537, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 20% of people in postcode 6537 volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit stands out, though it has dropped 11 points since 2011. The area also has a higher proportion of Defence Force veterans than most of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.5% of people helping out. This is well above the Western Australian rate of 15.9% and the Australian rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common than in most areas, with only 7.6% of people providing care and 19.1% caring for children unpaid. Both figures are well below the national and state averages.
7.6% ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.1% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
A little more than 4.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 77% 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 6537, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6537/6537-wa/topic/community