18.9% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coolamon · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Coolamon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Coolamon volunteer their time, reflecting a community where residents are very active in local support. This high level of engagement is seen across both formal volunteering and unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most other areas, with 18.9% of people helping out. This figure is well above the national average of 14.1%, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common than usual, with 13.9% of residents helping others and 27.9% caring for children. Many residents also do a fair amount of housework, with 24.8% spending 15 hours or more a week on these tasks.
13.9% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
Defence service is a notable part of local life, as 5.2% of people have served. This is much higher than in most other areas and is more than double the national figure of 2.8%.
5.2%
Higher than 80% of urban centre 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 Coolamon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115042/coolamon/topic/community