50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coomrith · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coomrith
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Half of all residents in Coomrith volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, where people are also more likely to have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 50% of people in Coomrith volunteer, which is among the highest rates seen in similar areas and far above the 14.1% recorded for Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.5% of people provide unpaid childcare—slightly above the national figure—other forms of unpaid work are much less common. The 7.5% of people providing unpaid care and the 12.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework are both well below state and national levels.
7.5% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.5% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 common here, with 8.1% of residents having served. This is well above the 3.9% for Queensland and the 2.8% seen across Australia.
8.1%
Higher than 91% 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 Coomrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30693/coomrith/topic/community