18.0% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cowra · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Cowra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 18% of people in Cowra volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. While volunteering has dipped since 2011, the community remains active in unpaid work and care. This spirit of contribution extends to a higher-than-usual number of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. However, this level of community involvement has fallen by 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.5% of people providing care—a little above the New South Wales figure. While those doing heavy housework are more common than in most areas, the share of people caring for children is well below the national average at 22.5%.
13.5% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 23.1%
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 more frequent in Cowra than in most similar areas. Around 3.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the state average of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 67% 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 Cowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12350/cowra/topic/community