13.8% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6753, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6753, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people perform unpaid care in postcode 6753 than in other parts of the country. While 26.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, the rates for housework and elderly or disabled care are much lower than the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure has risen slightly by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 4.7% of people providing care for others and 13.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework—both figures are well below the national average. Meanwhile, 26.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the Australian figure.
4.7% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.2% ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.2% of the population, a rate that is lower than most areas and slightly below the state and national figures.
2.2%
Lower than 70% 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 6753, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6753/6753-wa/topic/community