14.8% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6714, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6714, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 31% of people in postcode 6714 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This community is marked by a high rate of parents and guardians caring for children, though other forms of unpaid help and volunteering are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Western Australian figure. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While childcare is very common, only 5.6% of people provide other types of unpaid care, which is well below the national figure. Similarly, the 16.2% of people doing at least 15 hours of unpaid housework is much lower than in most other areas.
5.6% ▲ +49.5%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% ▲ +33.1%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.2% ▲ +16.2%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
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.
Around 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 57% 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 6714, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6714/6714-wa/topic/community