20.5% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Katanning · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Katanning
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Katanning have been involved in unpaid work and volunteering since 2011. While 20.5% of the community still volunteers—a figure well above the national average—this is down from 25.3% a decade ago. The local trend shows a general decline in residents taking on unpaid roles in their community and homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering remains common in Katanning, with 20.5% of people helping out. This is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national figure, though it has fallen by 4.9 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, at 21.9%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 11.5% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
11.5% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 20.2%
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.
About 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is slightly lower than most areas and is about the same as the 2.9% seen across Western Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) 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 Katanning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54340/katanning/topic/community