21.8% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6566, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6566, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 21% of people in postcode 6566 volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This community is more likely to give their time to others and has a notably high number of former Defence Force members. However, fewer people here provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.8% of residents helping out, although this is 3.4 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 19.5% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure—about 26.6% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is much higher than most areas.
11.4% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.5% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 26.6%
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.
A much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force than in most other areas, with 4.7% of the population having served.
4.7%
Higher than 86% 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 6566, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6566/6566-wa/topic/community