28.1% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kojonup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kojonup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas define the community spirit in Kojonup. Nearly 28% of residents give their time to help others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of local engagement stands out as the most striking feature of the town's social participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 28.1% of people in Kojonup volunteer, a figure that is far above the Western Australian average of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is provided by 25.4% of residents, which is well below the state average. Other forms of unpaid work are less common, with 21.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 11.4% providing general unpaid care.
11.4% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 typical for the region, with 2.3% of the population having served in the Defence Force, a figure about the same as the national average.
2.3%
Lower than 57% 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 Kojonup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50771/kojonup/topic/community