24.6% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cooma Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Cooma Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Cooma Surrounds volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This community is very active in giving their time, despite a recent dip in volunteer numbers. It is also a place where a much higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.6% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, although it has fallen by 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.5% of people providing care and 24.2% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures well above the national average. However, the 21.8% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
13.5% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 24.2%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most other areas. At 5.3%, the proportion of people who served is well above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
5.3%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Cooma Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101031015/cooma-surrounds/topic/community