15.1% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coconut Grove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Coconut Grove
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Around the middle of similar areas for community engagement, Coconut Grove sees a fair number of residents contributing their time. While volunteering is steady, the area is marked by much lower rates of unpaid care and housework than the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people here volunteer, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is about the same as the Northern Territory and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is uncommon here, with only 13.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well below the national figure. Similarly, the 21.5% of people caring for children unpaid is well below both the state and national levels.
7.8% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.5% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.6%, which is about the same as the national figure but a little below the Northern Territory.
2.6%
Lower than 57% 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 Coconut Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021016/coconut-grove/topic/community