10.9% ▼ -60.1%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Colignan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Colignan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates and unpaid care have remained notably low in Colignan over the last decade. Only 10.9% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This lack of community involvement extends to unpaid care, where figures are much lower than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 10.9% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 6.4% of people providing care and just 15.0% caring for children unpaid, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
6.4% ▼ -55.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.0% ▼ -35.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 1.5% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Colignan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20615/colignan/topic/community