39.1% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coonawarra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coonawarra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 40% of people in Coonawarra volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is seen across the board, from a strong tradition of military service to a high rate of people helping out in their own homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 39.1% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 17.0% seen across South Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here do unpaid work at home than in most areas, including 27.0% who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. About 27.8% provide unpaid childcare, while 13.0% provide other types of unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average.
13.0% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 27.0%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most other areas. About 5.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
5.2%
Higher than 83% 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 Coonawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40306/coonawarra/topic/community