10.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coolbie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coolbie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower volunteer rates than most similar areas define the community in Coolbie, where only 10% of people give their time to others. While formal volunteering is low, a high number of residents take on significant unpaid work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10% of people volunteer here, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common, with 33% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, far above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the 12% who care for children unpaid is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
12.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.0% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 33.0%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 6.7% of people having served, which is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.7%
Higher than 88% 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 Coolbie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30681/coolbie/topic/community