29.9% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coorow · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Coorow
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Coorow volunteer their time, a rate that has remained steady since 2011. This is a far higher proportion of the community giving back than is seen across the rest of the state or country. While volunteering is strong, those spending time on unpaid childcare and housework have declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 30% of Coorow residents volunteer, which is much higher than most other areas. This figure is far above the national rate of 14.1% and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people care for children unpaid (19.4%) compared to the Western Australian figure of 28.5%. However, more residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework than most other areas, while those providing other unpaid care rose slightly to 11.9% since 2011.
11.9% ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.4% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
About 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.1%
Higher than 55% 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 Coorow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52030/coorow/topic/community