35.1% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kojonup · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Kojonup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Kojonup volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This level of community involvement is among the highest for similar areas. While volunteering has dipped slightly since 2011, the town remains deeply engaged in unpaid work and care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 35.1% of residents volunteer their time, which is far above the 14.1% national figure. This is among the highest rates for this level of area, despite a small 1.9 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is more common here than in most areas, with 23.2% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. Childcare is also frequent at 26.5%, though both figures have fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, 11.6% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.6% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 2.7% of the population. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 61% 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 Kojonup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54550/kojonup/topic/community