17.5% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6564, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6564, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of people in postcode 6564 spend significant time on housework, highlighting a strong pattern of domestic work in the area. While volunteering and general care are common, the community is notably defined by a higher-than-average number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 17.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a slight drop from 2011, when nearly 20% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 30% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework a week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national average at 21.1%.
12.1% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 30.0%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas, with 4.4% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.4%
Higher than 82% 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 6564, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6564/6564-wa/topic/community