5.0% ▼ -56.7%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6760, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6760, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 5% of people in postcode 6760 volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This lack of community participation is reflected across the board, with far fewer people providing unpaid care or housework compared to the rest of the state and country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in the area are well below the national figure of 14.1%, having fallen from 11.6% in 2011 to just 5% in 2021.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 5.9% of people providing such support. The number of people caring for children unpaid has also dropped sharply since 2011, falling by 23 points to 19.8%.
5.9% ▼ -59.4%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.8% ▼ -54.1%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.2% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 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 served in the Defence Force make up 1.6% of the population, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 2.9%.
1.6%
Lower than 81% 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 6760, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6760/6760-wa/topic/community