9.1% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kooba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Kooba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer or provide unpaid care in Kooba compared to the rest of the country. While community service is low, there is a striking number of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.1% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very uncommon in Kooba, with 0.0% of people providing this support. This is far below the Australian average of 11.9%, and figures for unpaid housework and childcare are also well below state and national levels.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.2% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.2% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 standout 8.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for this level and well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
8.8%
Higher than 93% 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 Kooba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12192/kooba/topic/community