16.8% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coomoora · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coomoora
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Coomoora volunteer and provide unpaid care for children than in the average Victorian community. While 16.8% of residents volunteer, about 30.8% provide unpaid childcare, marking the area as significantly more active in these roles than the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.8% of people giving their time. This is well above the Victoria figure of 13.3% and a little above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 30.8% care for children and 26.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above state levels. However, those providing other types of unpaid care are at 11.2%, which is lower than most areas.
11.2% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.6%. This is about the same as the Victorian figure and a little below the national average.
1.6%
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 Coomoora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20627/coomoora/topic/community