15.4% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Koorawatha · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Koorawatha
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of unpaid care defines Koorawatha, where 16% of people provide this support. This is much higher than in most similar areas. While volunteer rates are lower than most, the community shows strong engagement through both care work and past military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has a very high rate of people providing unpaid care, though the 16.2% of people caring for children is far below the national figure. Meanwhile, 24.3% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the national average.
16.0% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.2% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 24.3%
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.
Military service is common here, with 4.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales figure.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Koorawatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12201/koorawatha/topic/community