14.1% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cobar · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Cobar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A decline in unpaid care and volunteering has shaped the community spirit in Cobar over the last decade. While 14.1% of people still volunteer, this is down 4.3 percentage points since 2011. Most other forms of unpaid support and housework have also dropped during this period.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of residents volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%, though it is lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people are providing unpaid support here, with only 10.1% giving unpaid care. This is much lower than most areas, and is consistent with a drop in people caring for children (23.8%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.4%) since 2011.
10.1% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 uncommon in Cobar, where only 1.8% of people have served. This is much lower than most areas and slightly below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
1.8%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) 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 Cobar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11750/cobar/topic/community