22.9% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coolabunia · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coolabunia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people pitch in to help others in Coolabunia than in the rest of the state. About 23% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Queensland figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of helping extends to unpaid care and former service in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are higher than most areas, with 22.9% of people giving their time. This is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here; 30.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with higher rates of people providing unpaid care (16.4%) and caring for children (28.6%).
16.4% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▲ +33.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.7% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 30.7%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas. The 5.8% who served in the Defence Force is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Coolabunia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30677/coolabunia/topic/community