7.1% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coalville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coalville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Coalville than in most similar areas. While only 7.1% of residents volunteer, there is a very high rate of people performing heavy housework. This community also has a notably strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.1% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%. This is among the lowest levels of volunteering seen in similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A far higher proportion of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework (31.0%) than the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the 21.4% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
11.9% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.0% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 31.0%
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 much more common here than in most areas. At 6.7%, the number of people who served in the Defence Force is well above the Victoria figure of 2.0% and the Australian rate of 2.8%.
6.7%
Higher than 88% 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 Coalville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20585/coalville/topic/community