35.1% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cooranga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cooranga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than double the national rate of volunteering is found in Cooranga, where 35.1% of people give their time to help others. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, contrasting with much lower rates of unpaid caregiving.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 35.1% of people helping out, which is far above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common than in most areas; only 6.4% of people provide unpaid care, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly are a little below the national rate of 20.7%.
6.4% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▼ -47.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 18.1%
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.
A strong history of military service is evident in Cooranga, where 7.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
7.8%
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 Cooranga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30701/cooranga/topic/community