8.1% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coolalinga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coolalinga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Less than 10% of people in Coolalinga volunteer their time, reflecting a lower level of community participation than is typical across the region. While few residents take on unpaid care roles, there is a notably strong presence of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.1% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Northern Territory and national figures of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates for areas of this size.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas, with only 6% providing unpaid care and 21.4% caring for children. Similarly, 15.2% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well below the national figure.
6.0% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.2% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.3%, this is a little above the Australian average of 2.8% and about the same as the Territory figure.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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 Coolalinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70062/coolalinga/topic/community