9.2% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coombabah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Coombabah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Coombabah engage in unpaid work and volunteering compared to most other areas. Only 9.2% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure and reflects a continuing decline from 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas. The 9.2% rate is well below the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia, and has fallen 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here, with the 21.0% of people caring for children being well below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, the 19.4% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework is lower than most areas.
11.2% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
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.
The 3.7% of residents who served in the Defence Force is higher than in most areas, though this is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.7%
Higher than 73% 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 Coombabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309031237/coombabah/topic/community