57.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coasters Retreat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coasters Retreat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than half of all residents in Coasters Retreat volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This small area shows very high levels of unpaid work and community activity. It is a place where people are heavily involved in looking after others and their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is incredibly common here, with 57.1% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very prevalent, as 57.1% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This high level of home care is consistent with 32.1% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is well above the Australian average.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
57.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 57.1%
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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Coasters Retreat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10945/coasters-retreat/topic/community