29.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Koreelah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Koreelah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Koreelah volunteer, a figure that stands far above the national average. This strong level of community involvement is the most striking feature of local participation. While volunteering is very high, other forms of unpaid care and service are more typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.7% of people helping out. This is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.2% of residents provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure. Similarly, those caring for children unpaid (24.3%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (21.6%) are both around the state and national averages.
12.2% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
No one in Koreelah reported serving in the Defence Force. This is a little below the 2.3% for New South Wales and the 2.8% across Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Koreelah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12205/koreelah/topic/community