15.1% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coober Pedy · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Coober Pedy
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in Coober Pedy provide unpaid care compared to the rest of the state. This community shows lower rates of home-based care and child-rearing than the national average, though a higher-than-usual share of residents have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people volunteer, which is a little above the Australian figure but lower than most similar areas. This is down 2.4 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in other areas, with only 7.5% of people providing such support. This trend is very clear for childcare, where the 11.2% rate is far below the South Australian figure of 26.5%.
7.5% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.2% ▼ -36.6%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.1% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most areas, at 3.5%.
3.5%
Higher than 67% 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 Coober Pedy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41330/coober-pedy/topic/community