30.1% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Koorda · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Koorda
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Koorda have fallen by 5.8 percentage points since 2011, yet they remain remarkably high. About 30.1% of the population still give their time to others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Roughly 30.1% of people in Koorda volunteer, a figure that is far above both the state and national rates. This is much higher than most similar areas, despite the decline 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. While 11.6% of residents provide unpaid care for others, the number of people caring for children unpaid is 28.1%.
11.6% ▲ +59.8%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -32.7%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas. About 5.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.3%
Higher than 94% 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 Koorda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54690/koorda/topic/community