12.5% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coburg North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Coburg North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Roughly one quarter of people in Coburg North provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution in the area. While these care roles are typical for the region, the local rate of volunteering remains slightly lower than the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.5% of residents are volunteers, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure has barely changed since 2011 and sits a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care has grown since 2011, with 13.1% of people now providing care, a rate higher than most areas. This includes 25.9% of residents caring for children, which is about the same as the national figure.
13.1% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
Only 1.0% of people in Coburg North have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 90% 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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210031236/coburg-north/topic/community