33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coomberdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coomberdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in three people in Coomberdale volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most areas. This spirit of giving is seen in the high rates of unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 33.3% of residents helping out. This is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare (20.0%) or do heavy housework compared to other areas, 17.8% of residents provide some form of unpaid care. This is well above the 11.9% national average.
17.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 17.8%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most similar places, with 8.5% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the state and national figures, which both sit around 2.9%.
8.5%
Higher than 92% 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 Coomberdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50332/coomberdale/topic/community