27.0% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coorong · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Coorong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving defines daily life in Coorong, where 27.0% of people volunteer. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, making it one of the most active areas for community work despite a slight decline since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.0% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This rate has fallen by 7.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While fewer people here care for children unpaid (22.2%) compared to the national figure, a higher proportion (25.1%) do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework. Around 12.7% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
12.7% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 25.1%
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 3.2% of the population, a figure that is higher than most areas and slightly above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.2%
Higher than 58% 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 Coorong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47800/coorong/topic/community