4.3% ▼ -41.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6558, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6558, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few residents in postcode 6558 engage in unpaid care or volunteering, with several activity rates falling since 2011. Only 4.3% of people volunteer here, which is far below the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for similar areas at 4.3%. This is well below the Australian figure of 14.1% and has fallen by 3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is rare here, with only 2.9% of people providing care—well below the national figure of 11.9%. Similarly, the shares of people doing unpaid housework (6.6%) and childcare (6.5%) are far below state and national levels.
2.9% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
6.5% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
6.6% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.6%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in the area, with 0.8% of people having served. This is a little below the Western Australian figure of 2.9%.
0.8%
Lower than 92% 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 6558, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6558/6558-wa/topic/community