18.6% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coolup · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Coolup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Unpaid care and housework have increased sharply in Coolup since 2011. The area now sees a high level of community contribution, with 18.6% of people volunteering and nearly 30% caring for children without pay.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most other areas. At 18.6%, this is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%, and the rate has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The amount of unpaid work has risen steeply since 2011, with 34.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure. This is consistent with a rise in other care roles, as 18.6% provide unpaid care and 29.3% care for children unpaid.
18.6% ▲ +374.4%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▲ +118.6%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.7% ▲ +134.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 34.7%
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.
About 3.0% of people in Coolup have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.0%
Lower than 66% 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 Coolup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522014/coolup/topic/community