0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coldstream · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coldstream
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Zero percent of people in Coldstream volunteered during the last census. This is far below the national figure of 14.1% and represents one of the lowest rates across similar areas. While formal volunteering is absent, many residents are heavily involved in unpaid work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Not a single person in Coldstream reported volunteering, which is far below the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17% of people providing care and 26.4% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. However, the 22.6% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
17.0% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 26.4%
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 residents in Coldstream have served in the Defence Force, a figure slightly below the 2.8% national average.
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 Coldstream [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10963/coldstream/topic/community