17.4% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cowra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Cowra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 24% of people in Cowra provide unpaid childcare, the most common form of community contribution in the area. While many residents give their time to others, the local rate of volunteering has dropped since 2011. This mix of formal and informal support shows a community where people frequently look after their own and their neighbours.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 17.4% of people helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, though the rate has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 13.8% of residents contributing, a figure that has risen since 2011. Meanwhile, 23.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
13.8% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 3.4%, which is higher than in most similar areas and a little above the state average of 2.3%.
3.4%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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/sa2/103021063/cowra/topic/community