24.2% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coffin Bay · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Coffin Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A decline in volunteering is the main shift in Coffin Bay, though 24.2% of residents still give their time to help others. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%. The area is defined by a high rate of community contribution and a notable presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in four people volunteer here, which is well above the South Australian figure. However, this rate has fallen 5.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much more people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework than in most other areas. This stands in contrast to the number of people caring for children unpaid, which is well below the national figure at 18.2%.
12.5% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.2% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 29.7%
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.
Former Defence Force members make up 5.0% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
5.0%
Higher than 78% 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 Coffin Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421007/coffin-bay/topic/community