13.4% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6638, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6638, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in postcode 6638 compared to the rest of the state. Only 7.7% of residents provide unpaid care, and the area has some of the lowest rates of unpaid childcare and housework in the region. This suggests a community with very different domestic patterns than the national norm.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much lower than most similar areas, with 13.4% of people helping out. This figure has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is uncommon here, with only 13% of people caring for children and 13.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework—both figures are well below the national average. The proportion of people providing any unpaid care is also much lower than the state and national figures at 7.7%.
7.7% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.0% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.6% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 13.6%
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.
About 3.0% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 52% 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 6638, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6638/6638-wa/topic/community