15.1% ▼ -25.7%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coffs Harbour · State Electorate
Community Participation in Coffs Harbour
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid care and defence service set Coffs Harbour apart from the rest of the state. While 13.1% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure, volunteer rates have dropped since 2011. The community shows a strong tendency to support others through both formal service and home-based care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 15.1% of people in Coffs Harbour volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. This is a decline from 2011, when the rate was 20.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has a higher than usual proportion of people providing unpaid care at 13.1%. This is a little above the national figure, and 22.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
13.1% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 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 than usual 3.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia overall.
3.3%
Higher than 63% of state electorate 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 Coffs Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10020/coffs-harbour/topic/community