35.5% ▼ -24.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coonalpyn · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coonalpyn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Coonalpyn volunteer, making it a place where community contribution is a huge part of daily life. This high level of local involvement stands out strongly compared to both the state and the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 35.5% of residents volunteer their time, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17% and the national rate of 14.1%. This is among the highest levels of volunteering seen in similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.8% of people providing care—well above the national figure of 11.9%. While 23.7% do 15 or more hours of housework, far fewer people provide unpaid childcare (21.1%) compared to most other areas.
15.8% ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
Defence service is common at a rate of 2.7%, which is about the same as the figures for South Australia (3.2%) and Australia (2.8%).
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Coonalpyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40304/coonalpyn/topic/community