16.4% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Copeland · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Copeland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far lower rate of unpaid care than the national average defines community life in Copeland, where only 4.5% of people provide unpaid care. While care roles are rare, the area sees a strong tradition of service and community spirit.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.4% of residents giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and slightly higher than the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few people provide unpaid care in Copeland, at just 4.5%, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. This includes a very low rate of people caring for children unpaid, sitting far below the Australian average.
4.5% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
4.5% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
The area has a higher presence of veterans than most, with 4.2% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Copeland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11058/copeland/topic/community