22.2% —
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6616, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6616, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 22.2% of people in postcode 6616 volunteer their time. While community spirit remains higher than in most other areas, the share of people giving their time has dropped significantly since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 15.9% seen in Western Australia and 14.1% across the country. However, this is a big drop from 2016, when the figure was 41.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few people here do unpaid childcare or housework, with both figures far below the state and national levels. While 11.1% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, this is about the same as the Australian average.
11.1% —
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
8.9% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 8.9%
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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.9% recorded for Western Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 6616, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6616/6616-wa/topic/community