13.4% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cooltong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cooltong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people get involved in unpaid care and volunteering in Cooltong compared to most similar areas. While some residents serve in the Defence Force, rates of unpaid care and volunteering are well below the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.4% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 6.9% of people providing care compared to the 13.1% state figure. This includes a lower-than-average 23.4% of people caring for children unpaid, although 23.4% of residents do a little more than the national figure in unpaid housework.
6.9% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 have served in the Defence Force here than in most areas, with 3.4% of residents having served.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Cooltong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40299/cooltong/topic/community