20.7% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cootamundra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Cootamundra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have fallen since 2011, but Cootamundra remains a place where people give back more than in most other areas. About 20.7% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While volunteering fell by 5.7 points since 2011, the 20.7% who still do so is much higher than in most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, with 14.4% doing so. This includes 24.2% of residents who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, a figure well above the national average.
14.4% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 common here than in most areas, with 3.8% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.8%
Higher than 74% 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 Cootamundra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031263/cootamundra/topic/community