33.8% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Courabyra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Courabyra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About one in three people in Courabyra volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This community is marked by high levels of unpaid work and support, with a strong tendency for residents to give their time to others. These figures show a population that is significantly more active in community and family care than most Australians.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 33.8% of residents helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and the 13.0% rate for New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 36.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure. This is consistent with 18.8% of people providing unpaid care and 27.5% caring for children unpaid, both of which are higher than typical Australian rates.
18.8% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.3% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 36.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.8% of the population. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the national rate of 2.8%.
4.8%
Higher than 78% 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 Courabyra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11090/courabyra/topic/community