17.8% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Corowa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Corowa
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Corowa than in most other areas, with 17.8% of residents giving their time. While these figures are well above the state and national averages, the number of locals volunteering has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.8% of people in Corowa volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 21.5%, but 13.0% of people provide other types of unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure.
13.0% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 22.4%
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 much more common here than in most areas, with 4.1% of people having served in the Defence Force.
4.1%
Higher than 78% 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 Corowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109031180/corowa/topic/community