21.5% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cora Lynn · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cora Lynn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid care than most similar areas define Cora Lynn. Around 21.5% of the population volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.5% of people helping out, a figure well above both Victoria's 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a significant part of life for many, as 18.6% provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas. This is alongside a higher than usual 27.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework a week.
18.6% ▲ +134.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 27.9%
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.
About 1.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.8%
Lower than 61% 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 Cora Lynn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20633/cora-lynn/topic/community