23.3% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kendenup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kendenup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Kendenup volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work, with high levels of volunteering and a notable history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.3% of people giving their time. This is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and 14.1% for the rest of the country.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 19.9% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—unpaid housework is much more common. At 30.4%, the number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is far above the state average.
13.9% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.9% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 30.4%
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.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 6.8%, this is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.8%
Higher than 89% 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 Kendenup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50749/kendenup/topic/community