11.1% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6722, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6722, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11.1% of people in postcode 6722 volunteer, which is a figure well below the national average. While community volunteering has fallen since 2011, a larger proportion of residents are now providing unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas. At 11.1%, this is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and has fallen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common, with 29.1% of people helping out, which is a little above the national figure. However, other forms of unpaid work are among the lowest in the country, with only 6.2% providing general unpaid care and 14.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework.
6.2% ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.4% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
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.
Defence service is much lower in this area than in most others. Only 1.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
1.7%
Lower than 80% 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 6722, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6722/6722-wa/topic/community