19.3% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cooee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cooee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Cooee than across the rest of the country. Around 19.3% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The volunteering rate of 19.3% is a little above the Tasmanian figure and sits around the middle compared to similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here look after children or do heavy housework compared to most areas. While 13.0% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, this is about the same as the state average.
13.0% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 share of residents have served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas, with 3.7% of the population having served.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Cooee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60126/cooee/topic/community