16.2% ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coffs Harbour · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Coffs Harbour
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving and helping defines daily life in Coffs Harbour, where 16.2% of people volunteer. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, though the number of volunteers has fallen from 20.7% since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are higher than most areas, sitting at 16.2%, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here; 13.2% of people provide care, which is higher than most areas. This is alongside 23.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, a figure a little above the national 20.7%.
13.2% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
The area has a higher proportion of Defence Force veterans than most similar places, with 3.3% of the population having served.
3.3%
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Coffs Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10402/coffs-harbour/topic/community