20.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coorooman · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coorooman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in five people in Coorooman volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This community is marked by a strong commitment to unpaid work, with high rates of volunteering and people providing care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.0% of residents volunteer, a figure that is higher than most areas and well above the Queensland average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 17.8% of people doing so. Meanwhile, 26.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
17.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
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 higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, at 3.4%.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Coorooman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30704/coorooman/topic/community