12.1% —
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Central Coast · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Central Coast
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small gap exists between Central Coast and the national average in community involvement, though volunteering has dropped significantly. While 12.1% of people volunteer, this is a little below the Australian figure and reflects a sharp 5.1 percentage point fall since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much lower here than in most other areas. Currently, 12.1% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 23.5% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the national figure. This sits alongside 12.5% of people providing unpaid care and 25.7% caring for children unpaid, both of which are about the same as state and national levels.
12.5% —
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% —
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% —
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 around the middle for its level, with 2.8% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) 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 Central Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11650/central-coast/topic/community