15.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coombs · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coombs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Coombs are looking after children without pay, making this a standout feature of daily life here. While child care is common, other forms of community contribution are less frequent than in most areas. This reflects a community heavily focused on young families.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 15.5% of people helping out. This is a little below the ACT figure of 18.4%, though still a little above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is a major priority, with 35.6% of residents doing this work, which is well above both the ACT and national figures. In contrast, those providing general unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are much less common than in most areas.
8.7% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.9%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%, though a little below the 6.0% seen across the ACT.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Coombs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80041/coombs/topic/community