32.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coombe · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coombe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 32.1% of people in Coombe volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit stands out against a very low rate of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 32.1% of people helping out, far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very rare in Coombe, with 0.0% of people providing such support and only 12.5% caring for children unpaid, both far below national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.5% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
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 rate that is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
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 Coombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40301/coombe/topic/community