12.4% —
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Koo Wee Rup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Koo Wee Rup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid childcare than most areas define the community spirit in Koo Wee Rup. While 30.9% of residents care for children without pay, other forms of community contribution like volunteering are less common here than in similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.4% of people in Koo Wee Rup volunteer, which is lower than in most other areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for children is a major part of life here, with 30.9% of residents doing so unpaid, well above the 26.3% seen across Australia. This high level of family care is consistent with a higher than usual 13.1% of people providing other types of unpaid care.
13.1% —
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% —
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 less common here than in most similar areas, with 2.3% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
2.3%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Koo Wee Rup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212011548/koo-wee-rup/topic/community