27.9% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Collie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Collie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement define Collie compared to most similar areas. Nearly 28% of people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of contribution extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are more common than in other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.9% of residents giving their time. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent, with 33.1% of people caring for children and 26.5% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above national figures. However, the 11.0% of people providing other unpaid care is about the same as the Australian average.
11.0% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.1% ▲ +37.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and 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 Collie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10975/collie/topic/community