6.4% ▼ -32.2%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6646, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6646, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering and childcare have both dropped significantly in postcode 6646 since 2011. Only 6.4% of people now volunteer, and just 15.5% provide unpaid childcare, leaving the area well below state and national figures for community and family support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest in similar areas, with only 6.4% of people participating. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and has fallen by 3.1 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is rare here, with only 5.1% of people providing such support. This includes a very low 15.5% caring for children and 7.3% doing over 15 hours of housework, both of which are far below the national figures.
5.1% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.5% ▼ -39.2%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
7.3% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 3.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.9% seen across Western Australia and the 2.8% national average.
3.2%
Higher than 56% 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 6646, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6646/6646-wa/topic/community