10.2% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coominya · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coominya
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Coominya involves a high level of unpaid support for others, though formal volunteering is less common. About 17.3% of residents provide unpaid care, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. This suggests a strong reliance on family and informal networks to get things done.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Formal volunteering is quite low here. Only 10.2% of people volunteer their time, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 17.3% of people providing support—well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is seen alongside a high rate of housework, as 25.1% do 15 or more hours of unpaid chores weekly, though the 21.5% who care for children is well below the national average.
17.3% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 25.1%
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. About 6.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.5%
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 Coominya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30691/coominya/topic/community