23.1% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coonooer Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coonooer Bridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Coonooer Bridge volunteer, reflecting a community where local contribution is a common part of daily life. This spirit of service is high compared to most areas, though the local workforce has almost no history of Defence Force service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.1% of people giving their time. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 53.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. While 19.2% provide some form of unpaid care—well above the Australian average—only 23.1% care for children unpaid, which is well below the national rate of 26.3%.
19.2% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
53.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 53.8%
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, a figure that is a little below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
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 Coonooer Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20629/coonooer-bridge/topic/community