14.3% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Koo Wee Rup North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Koo Wee Rup North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Koo Wee Rup North have served in the Defence Force, a figure far above the national average. While military service is very common here, unpaid care and volunteering are less frequent than in many other areas. This creates a unique community profile where service to the country is more prominent than local unpaid care work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of residents volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the rates seen across Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 8.6% of people providing this support. This includes a very low rate of unpaid childcare compared to the national figure, though 25.7% of people do a fair amount of housework.
8.6% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.6% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
The rate of people who served in the Defence Force is 19.4%, which is among the highest for this level. This is far above the 2.0% seen in Victoria and the 2.8% national average.
19.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality 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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21381/koo-wee-rup-north/topic/community