15.6% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coomba Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coomba Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Coomba Park involves a high level of home-based work, with 30.2% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. While volunteering is lower than in most similar areas, the community shows a strong connection to military service. These figures paint a picture of a place where people focus heavily on domestic duties and veteran support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has a very low rate of people caring for children unpaid at 9.5%, far below the national figure. However, many more residents provide other types of unpaid care (13.7%) and a much higher proportion than usual spend significant time on housework.
13.7% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.5% ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.2% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 30.2%
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 much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.8% of residents being veterans.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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 Coomba Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11038/coomba-park/topic/community