Coblinine · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Coblinine

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

Far more people volunteer in Coblinine than in most similar areas. Nearly 39% of the population give their time to others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of local involvement is a standout feature of the community.

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📍 Coblinine, Suburb / Locality

Where Coblinine sits — Volunteers

38.9%
  • 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 Coblinine — higher than 93% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Coblinine38.9%
6317, WA 20.7%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 38.9% of people pitching in. This is far above both the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.

38.9%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.5%
  • 2021: 38.9%

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 work is common, as 27.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week and 30.6% care for children. However, the 8.3% of people providing other unpaid care is well below the national figure of 11.9%.

8.3%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.8%
  • 2021: 8.3%

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

30.6%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.2%
  • 2021: 30.6%

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

27.8%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.9%
  • 2021: 27.8%

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 community has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.

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 Coblinine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50302/coblinine/topic/community