50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Cooyar · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in East Cooyar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Half of all residents in East Cooyar volunteer, a rate among the highest for similar areas. This high level of community involvement stands out sharply against the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A huge 50% of people here volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare is much lower than most areas at 13.6%, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is far above the national figure at 31.8%. Unpaid care for others is also a little above the national average at 13.6%.
13.6% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.6% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.8% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 31.8%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a result that is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower 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 East Cooyar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30920/east-cooyar/topic/community