27.0% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coochiemudlo Island · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Coochiemudlo Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 27% of people on Coochiemudlo Island volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly active community where local participation is very strong. The proportion of volunteers has risen steadily since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27% of residents helping out. This is 13 percentage points higher than the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for many, as 18.3% provide care and 29.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both well above the national figures. In contrast, those caring for children unpaid fell to 13.8%, which is far below the state average.
18.3% ▲ +69.0%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.8% ▼ -56.5%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 29.3%
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 more common here than in most similar areas. At 6.5%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.5%
Higher than 90% 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 Coochiemudlo Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321029/coochiemudlo-island/topic/community