18.9% ▼ -35.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coolmunda · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coolmunda
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Coolmunda volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution is reflected across the area, from high rates of unpaid care to a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.9% of residents giving their time, a figure well above both the Queensland and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common than in most areas, with 15.4% of people helping others. While 24% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 19.4%.
15.4% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.4% ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
A higher share of residents than in most areas have served in the Defence Force, with 3.4% of the population having been in the military.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Coolmunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30682/coolmunda/topic/community