19.8% ▼ -37.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coolah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coolah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people volunteer in Coolah, which is a much higher rate than across New South Wales. This community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where residents are far more likely to give their time than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.8% of residents are volunteers. This is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 18.8%, falling well below the national figure. Meanwhile, 12.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
12.2% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.8% ▼ -41.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
A higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.9%, this is a little above both the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 71% 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 Coolah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11024/coolah/topic/community