Coraki · Urban Centre

Community Participation in Coraki

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A sharp drop in volunteering is the biggest change in Coraki, where only 10.7% of people now give their time. This is much lower than most other areas and shows a significant decline from a decade ago.

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📍 Coraki, Urban Centre

Where Coraki sits — Volunteers

10.7% ▼ -59.9%
  • 0.0%–1.3%: 6 areas
  • 1.3%–2.5%: 9 areas
  • 2.5%–3.8%: 17 areas
  • 3.8%–5.0%: 20 areas
  • 5.0%–6.3%: 21 areas
  • 6.3%–7.5%: 27 areas
  • 7.5%–8.8%: 28 areas
  • 8.8%–10.0%: 41 areas
  • 10.0%–11.3%: 77 areas
  • 11.3%–12.5%: 117 areas
  • 12.5%–13.8%: 140 areas
  • 13.8%–15.0%: 151 areas
  • 15.0%–16.3%: 173 areas
  • 16.3%–17.5%: 139 areas
  • 17.5%–18.8%: 149 areas
  • 18.8%–20.0%: 153 areas
  • 20.0%–21.3%: 121 areas
  • 21.3%–22.5%: 94 areas
  • 22.5%–23.8%: 73 areas
  • 23.8%–25.0%: 55 areas
  • 25.0%–26.3%: 51 areas
  • 26.3%–27.5%: 29 areas
  • 27.5%–28.8%: 36 areas
  • 28.8%–30.0%: 30 areas
  • 30.0%–31.3%: 17 areas
  • 31.3%–32.5%: 15 areas
  • 32.5%–33.8%: 11 areas
  • 33.8%–35.0%: 30 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Coraki — lower than 87% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Coraki10.7%
2471, NSW 12.5%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Just 10.7% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a steep fall from 2011, when 26.7% of the community volunteered.

10.7% ▼ -59.9%

Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 26.7%
  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While far fewer people here care for children unpaid compared to the rest of the state, those providing other types of unpaid care are much more common than in most areas, at 14.9%. About 21.1% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is similar to the national figure.

14.9% ▲ +18.4%

Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 14.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

18.3% ▼ -19.2%

Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 22.7%
  • 2016: 21.3%
  • 2021: 18.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

21.1% ▼ -14.8%

Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 24.7%
  • 2016: 24.4%
  • 2021: 21.1%

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.

Around 3.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little above the New South Wales average of 2.3%.

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 Coraki [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115045/coraki/topic/community