17.3% ▼ -44.2%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kendenup · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Kendenup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of Defence Force veterans is a standout feature of Kendenup (L), where 7.5% of people have served. While many residents provide unpaid care, the number of people volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.3% of people in Kendenup (L) volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this level of community involvement has fallen 14 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.2% of people providing care and 28.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both well above the national figures. In contrast, the 13.0% who care for children unpaid is far below the Australian rate of 26.3%.
16.2% ▲ +66.0%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.0% ▼ -51.7%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 28.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 7.5% of the population, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
7.5%
Higher than 95% 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 Kendenup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522033/kendenup/topic/community