12.2% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coolangatta · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Coolangatta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 16.2% of people in Coolangatta provide unpaid childcare, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a broader trend across the area where rates of unpaid care and housework are much lower than in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dipped to 12.2% since 2011. This is a little below the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is handled by 16.0% of residents, which is well below the national figure of 20.7%. Similarly, 10.8% provide other unpaid care, a result slightly below the national average.
10.8% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.2% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.0% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 16.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.4% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.4%
Higher than 66% 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 Coolangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309021230/coolangatta/topic/community