Coulta · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Coulta

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

One in three people in Coulta volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is paired with a very high rate of unpaid childcare and housework.

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📍 Coulta, Suburb / Locality

Where Coulta sits — Volunteers

33.5%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coulta — higher than 89% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Coulta33.5%
5607, SA 27.0%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 33.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the 17% seen in South Australia and much higher than most similar areas.

33.5%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 44.0%
  • 2021: 33.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care for children is among the highest at this level, with 37.3% of people helping out. While 26.1% of residents do over 15 hours of housework weekly, the rate of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than most areas at 6.2%.

6.2%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 6.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

37.3%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35.1%
  • 2021: 37.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

26.1%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 37.3%
  • 2021: 26.1%

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, which is well below the state and national figures.

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 Coulta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40317/coulta/topic/community