10.1% ▲ +27.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Koondoola · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Koondoola
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A gap of nearly 6 percentage points separates Koondoola from the state average for volunteering. Only 10.1% of people here volunteer, which is well below both Western Australia and the national figure. This low level of community participation sets the tone for the area's social engagement figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 10.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas. This is well below the Western Australian rate of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.2% of people provide unpaid care—about the same as the national figure—others spend less time on home duties. Only 16.7% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well below the figures for both the state and Australia.
12.2% ▲ +19.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most other areas. Only 1.8% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state average of 2.9%.
1.8%
Lower than 61% 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 Koondoola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50781/koondoola/topic/community