13.8% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coogee · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Coogee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual in Coogee provide unpaid care for others, especially children. While the area sits in the middle of the pack for general volunteering, it has a notably high rate of people caring for children and a strong presence of Defence Force veterans.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is a major feature here, with 30.1% of people providing this support, a figure well above the national average. Other care roles are more typical, with 12% providing general unpaid care and 21.2% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.0% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
A higher share of residents than in most areas have served in the Defence Force, with the figure sitting at 3.5%.
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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Coogee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507011152/coogee/topic/community