28.3% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coalcliff · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coalcliff
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back and helping others is a huge part of daily life in Coalcliff. Nearly 28% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average. This strong spirit of helping extends into the home, with very high rates of unpaid caregiving compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 28.3% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Local residents are very active in unpaid work, with 18.3% providing unpaid care—well above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes a very high 37.8% of people caring for children unpaid, and 26.7% who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
18.3% ▲ +160.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.8% ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 26.7%
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.
Only 1.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality 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 Coalcliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10943/coalcliff/topic/community