4.8% ▼ -52.5%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6762, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6762, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A gap of over 11 percentage points separates 6762 from the rest of Western Australia in terms of volunteering. While a high number of people here care for children, other forms of community and unpaid work are far less common than national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 4.8% of people in 6762 volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the national figure. This rate has fallen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 31.4% of people providing this care, which is well above the Australian average. In contrast, those providing other unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are much lower than in most other areas.
8.7% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.8% ▲ +172.9%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
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.
About 2.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and about the same as 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 6762, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6762/6762-wa/topic/community