14.9% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coomealla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coomealla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure for unpaid care, Coomealla shows a strong trend of residents supporting others. Roughly 15% of the population provides unpaid care, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This community spirit extends to a notable number of former service members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people in Coomealla volunteer their time. This is about the same as the national figure and a little above the New South Wales rate of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 15% of people doing so, a figure well above the state and national averages. Meanwhile, 23.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
15.0% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.2%, this is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 Coomealla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11041/coomealla/topic/community