14.0% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cobar · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Cobar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Cobar provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents help out in these ways, the overall rate of volunteering has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14% of people in Cobar volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13%. This is a decline from 2011, when 18.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here perform unpaid work compared to most areas; 23.8% care for children and 20% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Meanwhile, those providing other unpaid care sit at 10%, which is much lower than most areas.
10.0% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
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, with 1.8% of people having served. This is a little below the national figure of 2.8% and much lower than most similar areas.
1.8%
Lower than 77% 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 Cobar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105011093/cobar/topic/community