11.8% ▼ -49.1%
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cowan · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Cowan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering is the main story for Cowan, where the rate fell by 11 percentage points since 2011. Only 11.8% of people now volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure. This means fewer residents are giving their time to community groups compared to a decade ago.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 11.8% of people in Cowan volunteer, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 26.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, 18.2% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate much lower than most areas.
11.2% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 63% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 54% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.2% of the population, which is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures.
2.2%
Lower than 66% of federal electorate 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 Cowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED504/cowan/topic/community