33.7% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coomunga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coomunga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Coomunga now volunteer, a figure that has grown since 2011. This high level of community spirit is seen in the 33.7% of residents who give their time, which is far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 33.7%, the rate of volunteering in Coomunga is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 16.3% of people providing care, which is much higher than most areas. This includes 29.8% caring for children and 27.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures.
16.3% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.8% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 27.9%
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 3.8% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Coomunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40303/coomunga/topic/community