21.6% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kojonup · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Kojonup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 21.6% of people in Kojonup (L) volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement stands out despite a slight dip in volunteers since 2011. Most residents are less likely to be involved in unpaid care work compared to other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.6% of the community volunteers, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national average. This is a decrease from 2011, when 24.1% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 10.8% of people providing care. Those caring for children unpaid fell by 8.7 percentage points since 2011 to 24.2%, which is well below the state average.
10.8% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
About 2.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 72% 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 Kojonup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521029/kojonup/topic/community