13.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coonambula · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coonambula
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong military connection defines Coonambula, where the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is far higher than across the rest of the country. While most community activities follow state patterns, the area stands out for its high number of veterans.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and just under the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common here at 27.3%, though the 6.1% of people providing other unpaid care is well below the national figure of 11.9%.
6.1% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 local connection to the military is very strong, with 11.8% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
11.8%
Higher than 99% 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 Coonambula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30694/coonambula/topic/community