15.1% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coogee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coogee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of people have served in the Defence Force in Coogee compared to the state and national figures. While volunteering is common, the area is most notable for the number of residents providing unpaid care for children. Overall, community involvement here aligns closely with broader Western Australian trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Western Australian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is more common here than in most areas, with 28.3% of people doing so. This is a little above the Australian figure, while 12.5% of residents provide other types of unpaid care.
12.5% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas, with 4.1% of residents having served. This is a little above both the state and national rates.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 Coogee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50321/coogee/topic/community