18.5% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cooma · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cooma
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 33.3% of people in Cooma (Vic.) do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. This is far above the national figure, highlighting a high level of domestic contribution in the area. While volunteering is also strong, the community shows a much lower rate of former Defence Force service than other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.5% of people helping out. This is well above both the Victorian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A third of residents perform 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is far above the national figure. Other forms of care are more typical, with 12.3% providing unpaid care and 25.9% caring for children, both of which are about the same as the state and national averages.
12.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 33.3%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and a little below the state and national figures.
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 Cooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20625/cooma/topic/community