33.6% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kojonup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kojonup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one third of people in Kojonup volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This strong level of community involvement defines the local area, even though the proportion of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 33.6% of residents helping out. This is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 25.1% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 12.5% provide unpaid care, which is a little above the state average.
12.5% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.1%
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 2.7% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 55% 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 Kojonup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509011231/kojonup/topic/community