11.1% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6560, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6560, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of residents served in the Defence Force than in most other areas, with 4.3% of the population in postcode 6560 having this experience. While military service is more common here, community volunteering has fallen over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.1% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This rate has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 24.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, those caring for children unpaid are well below the state average at 22.9%.
11.5% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 more common here than in other parts of the country, with 4.3% of people having served, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 81% 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 6560, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6560/6560-wa/topic/community