14.5% ▼ -46.9%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coolgardie · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Coolgardie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking gap exists in Coolgardie (L) where unpaid care and volunteering are far less common than in most other areas. While 5.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, much fewer people are involved in local community support compared to the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped sharply in Coolgardie (L), falling 13 points since 2011 to reach 14.5%. This is a little below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 7.6% of people providing it, which is well below the national figure. This is consistent with the fact that child care is far below the state average at 17.0%, a drop of 21 points since 2011.
7.6% ▼ -39.2%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.0% ▼ -54.9%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▼ -38.1%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 much more common here than in most areas. About 5.5% of residents have served, which is a little above both the state and national figures of around 2.9%.
5.5%
Higher than 83% 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 Coolgardie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521014/coolgardie/topic/community