13.2% ▼ -46.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coolana · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coolana
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than five times as many people have served in the Defence Force in Coolana than the national figure. While volunteer rates are about the same as the state and national figures, this area stands out for its high rate of unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.2% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas but remains about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 31.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the state and national figures. This is alongside 22.9% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a little above the national figure.
11.1% ▲ +24.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
The rate of people who served in the Defence Force is 5.7%, which is much higher than most areas and a little above both the state and national levels.
5.7%
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 Coolana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30679/coolana/topic/community