13.8% —
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coburg - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Coburg - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care defines Coburg - West, where 14.8% of residents provide support to others. This is a little above the national figure and among the highest across similar areas. Most other forms of community involvement in the area sit close to state and national levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 13.8% of people giving their time. This is about the same as the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare—roughly the same as the national rate—the area has a much higher proportion of people providing general unpaid care than most other similar places. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are fewer than in most areas.
14.8% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% —
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Only 0.9% of people here have served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the national figure of 2.8% and among the lowest levels for this type of area.
0.9%
Lower than 92% 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 Coburg - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206011498/coburg-west/topic/community