26.9% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coral Bank · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coral Bank
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 27% of people in Coral Bank volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.9% of residents helping out. This is 13.3% higher than the typical Australian and far above the Victorian rate of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 11.5% of people provide unpaid childcare—far below the national figure of 26.3%—this is balanced by a high number of people doing housework. About 35.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid home tasks, which is far above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
10.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.5% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.9% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 35.9%
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.
A higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.6%, this is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Coral Bank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20637/coral-bank/topic/community