9.3% ▼ -36.7%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coomera · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Coomera
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower volunteering rates than most similar areas mark the community profile of Coomera. While only 9.3% of residents volunteer, the area sees a very high proportion of people providing unpaid childcare. This suggests a community where family responsibilities are a primary focus of unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.3% of people in Coomera volunteer, which is well below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This level of participation has fallen 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 33.3% of people caring for children, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 9.4% provide other unpaid care, which is a little below the national average, and 18.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
9.4% ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 less common in Coomera than in most similar areas. Only 2.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.1%
Lower than 72% 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 Coomera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309071251/coomera/topic/community