13.1% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coolangatta · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Coolangatta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have spent time volunteering in Coolangatta since 2011, with the rate dropping by 2.9 percentage points to 13.1%. This reflects a general trend towards lower community participation in several areas of unpaid work. Most other forms of care and service remain steady compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. At 13.1%, the rate is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is steady at 25.9%, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, the number of people doing over 15 hours of housework fell to 19.7%, which is lower than most areas.
11.4% ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
3.0%
Higher than 52% 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 Coolangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30902/coolangatta/topic/community