9.1% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6718, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6718, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people in postcode 6718 volunteer compared to similar areas, with only 9.1% of residents doing so. This low level of community involvement is the standout feature of the area, and the rate of volunteering has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.1% of people volunteer here, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%. This represents a 3.0 percentage point drop from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 22.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, a figure that rose 9.1 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, those caring for children unpaid sit at 24.3%, which is a little below the national figure.
11.6% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▲ +71.1%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 1.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 84% 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 6718, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6718/6718-wa/topic/community