15.1% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coffs Harbour · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Coffs Harbour
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About a quarter of people in Coffs Harbour provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents give their time to others, the rate of volunteering has fallen since 2011. This area shows a strong tendency toward unpaid care and military service compared to other similar regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped to 15.1% since 2011, which is lower than most areas. This figure is a little above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and about the same as the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.1% of people providing support, a rate higher than most areas. About 25.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, while 22.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
13.1% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, at 3.3%. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the national rate of 2.8%.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Coffs Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11800/coffs-harbour/topic/community