7.7% ▼ -59.5%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coominya · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Coominya
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 7.7% of people in Coominya volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This represents a sharp drop from 2011, though the town sees high levels of unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen steeply since 2011, dropping 11 points to 7.7%. This is now well below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17% of people providing care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This sits alongside a higher than usual 26.4% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
17.0% ▲ +46.4%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.2% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
Defence service is very common in Coominya, where 8.1% of people have served. This is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
8.1%
Higher than 97% 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 Coominya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321030/coominya/topic/community