17.4% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Collie · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Collie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Collie involves a strong commitment to helping others, with 17.4% of people volunteering their time. This level of community spirit is well above the national figure, though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.4% of people in Collie volunteer, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and well above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, the share of people providing general unpaid care is higher than most areas at 12.8%.
12.8% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 26.2%
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 high number of people in Collie have served in the Defence Force, with 3.8% of the population having this experience, which is much higher than in most other areas.
3.8%
Higher than 75% 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 Collie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51890/collie/topic/community