26.2% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cootralantra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cootralantra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Cootralantra volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This community is marked by high levels of unpaid work and a strong commitment to helping others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 26.2%, volunteers are much more common here than in most areas, sitting far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 36.9% of people caring for children and 33.3% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both figures far above the national average. Additionally, 16.7% provide other unpaid care, which is well above the Australian figure of 11.9%.
16.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.9% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
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, a result that is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
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 Cootralantra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11054/cootralantra/topic/community