32.2% ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coonalpyn · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Coonalpyn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in Coonalpyn volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit has grown over the last decade. It marks the area as one of the most active places for volunteering in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Coonalpyn rose 9.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 32.2%. This is far above the South Australian figure of 17% and among the highest rates seen in similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 17.5% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure, those caring for children unpaid are much lower than most areas at 17.5%. Meanwhile, 26.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework, a figure well above the Australian average.
17.5% ▲ +92.7%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.5% ▼ -39.5%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 26.6%
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 little more people in Coonalpyn have served in the Defence Force than in most other areas, with 4.6% of the population having served. This is slightly higher than the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
4.6%
Higher than 72% 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 Coonalpyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422018/coonalpyn/topic/community