15.8% ▼ -44.6%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6567, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6567, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 6567 have been volunteering or caring for children since 2011. While 15.8% of the community still volunteers, this is a sharp drop from 28.6% a decade ago. The area now sees far fewer people providing unpaid childcare than the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure. This is a little above the national average, though it is lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is far below state and national levels at 15.8%. However, the area has a high rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, at 26.2%, which is well above the national figure.
13.0% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.8% ▼ -39.2%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 26.2%
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 very common here, with 6.3% of people having served. This is well above both the state and national figures.
6.3%
Higher than 94% 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 6567, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6567/6567-wa/topic/community