Coppabella · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Coppabella

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Very few people in Coppabella spend their spare time in unpaid roles, with only 3.1% of residents volunteering. This is far below the national figure and suggests a community where few people take on formal unpaid roles.

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📍 Coppabella, Suburb / Locality

Where Coppabella sits — Volunteers

3.1% ▼ -74.8%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coppabella — lower than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Coppabella3.1%
4741, QLD 13.2%
Queensland 14.1%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 3.1% of residents volunteer here, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the Queensland rate of 14.1%.

3.1% ▼ -74.8%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 6.4%
  • 2021: 3.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is much lower than the national average, with only 2.2% providing care and 5% looking after children unpaid. Just 4.8% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is far below the typical Australian figure of 20.7%.

2.2% ▼ -56.1%

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.1%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 2.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

5.0% ▼ -68.1%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.6%
  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 5.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

4.8% ▼ -29.8%

Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.9%
  • 2016: 7.4%
  • 2021: 4.8%

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.

People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.1% of the population, which is a little below the Queensland average and about the same as the national figure.

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 Coppabella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30714/coppabella/topic/community