11.4% ▼ -57.7%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Koo Wee Rup · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Koo Wee Rup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 35.4% of people in Koo Wee Rup provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the state and national average. While many residents are heavily involved in caring for children, other forms of community contribution have seen a sharp decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly in Koo Wee Rup, falling 16 percentage points since 2011 to reach 11.4%. This rate is now much lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much higher than in most areas, rising to 35.4% since 2011. Meanwhile, 13.9% of people provide general unpaid care, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure.
13.9% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.4% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas and about the same as the state figure.
2.3%
Lower than 81% of urban centre 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215043/koo-wee-rup/topic/community