18.4% ▼ -26.8%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coonamble · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Coonamble
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Coonamble volunteer their time, showing a strong local commitment to helping others. While this is well above the national figure, the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. Overall, residents here are less likely to spend significant time on unpaid care or housework than people in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.4% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a drop from 2011, when 25.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People in Coonamble are less likely to perform unpaid work, with only 17.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well below the national average. Unpaid childcare and general caregiving are also lower than in most other areas.
11.4% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 uncommon here, with 1.7% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 79% 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 Coonamble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105011094/coonamble/topic/community