17.4% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Collie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Collie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Collie have volunteered since 2011, though the town remains more active than most. About 17.4% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates have dropped from 19.7% in 2011 to 17.4% today. Despite this fall, Collie is still more active than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 26.2% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 12.8% provide other unpaid care, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 26.2%
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.
Around 3.8% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most similar areas.
3.8%
Higher than 74% 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 Collie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021009/collie/topic/community