6.6% ▼ -56.5%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6635, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6635, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering and providing unpaid care in postcode 6635 than they were ten years ago. Only 6.6% of residents now volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average. This trend reflects a broader decline in community and household support roles across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011, falling 8.6 points to 6.6%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common here than in the rest of the country. Only 13.9% of people care for children unpaid and 9.4% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are far below national figures. Meanwhile, the share of people providing other unpaid care rose slightly to 6.0%.
6.0% ▲ +20.3%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.9% ▼ -39.6%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.4% ▼ -36.9%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.2% of the population. This is much lower than most other areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 87% 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 6635, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6635/6635-wa/topic/community