14.4% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Copmanhurst · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Copmanhurst
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Copmanhurst involves a high level of unpaid work and service, with 16.5% of people providing care for others. This is well above the national figure. While many residents dedicate time to helping others, the number of local volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of people in Copmanhurst volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure but lower than most similar areas. This is a decrease from 2011, when 18.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 31.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure far above the national average. This is alongside a high rate of unpaid carers at 16.5%, which is well above the state average.
16.5% ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.4% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 31.4%
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 high proportion of the community has a military background. Those who served in the Defence Force make up 8.7% of the population, which is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
8.7%
Higher than 99% 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 Copmanhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122040/copmanhurst/topic/community