15.1% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coober Pedy · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Coober Pedy
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have taken on unpaid care and volunteer roles in Coober Pedy since 2011. While 15.1% of residents still volunteer, the number of people providing unpaid childcare has dropped sharply to just 11.2%. This shows a clear decline in these types of community contributions over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the national figure. This is a drop from 2011, when 17.3% of the community took part in volunteering.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in other areas. Only 11.2% of people care for children unpaid, and 15.1% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below the state and national figures.
7.5% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.2% ▼ -36.6%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.1% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
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 more common in Coober Pedy than in most other areas, with 3.5% of the population having served. This is about the same as the rates for South Australia and the rest of the country.
3.5%
Higher than 68% 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).
More for Coober Pedy
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Coober Pedy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406021139/coober-pedy/topic/community