9.1% ▼ -41.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coolongolook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coolongolook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people do heavy housework in Coolongolook than in most other areas, with 29.0% spending 15 or more hours a week on these tasks. While many residents provide unpaid care, the community has a notably low rate of volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.1% of residents volunteer, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common here, with 29.0% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This contrast is sharp, as those caring for children unpaid are well below the state average at 19.2%.
14.0% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.2% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 29.0%
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 slightly higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, at 3.3%.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Coolongolook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11032/coolongolook/topic/community