17.4% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Koraleigh · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Koraleigh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong volunteering spirit defines Koraleigh, where 17.4% of people give their time to help others. This is well above both the state and national figures. Residents are generally active in their community, though fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.3% of people provide unpaid care—about the same as the national figure—a higher than usual 24.7% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. Conversely, the 23.4% of people caring for children unpaid is a little below the state and national averages.
12.3% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 1.7% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 62% 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 Koraleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12204/koraleigh/topic/community