8.9% ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6642, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6642, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering and caring for others in postcode 6642 than they were a decade ago. Only 8.9% of residents now volunteer, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and remains well below the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have dropped 3.7 percentage points since 2011 to 8.9%. This is among the lowest levels 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 care is much lower here than in most areas, with only 18.8% of people caring for children and 12.4% doing significant housework. While the number of people providing general unpaid care rose slightly since 2011 to 6.4%, this is still well below the national figure of 11.9%.
6.4% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.8% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.4% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.4%
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.
Only 1.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and Australia and is much lower than most other areas.
1.6%
Lower than 81% 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 6642, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6642/6642-wa/topic/community