18.2% ▼ -54.5%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kowen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kowen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering defines the recent trend in Kowen, where 18.2% of people now give their time. While this remains well above the national figure, the local rate of volunteering has fallen 22 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people volunteer here, which is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the 18.4% recorded across the Australian Capital Territory.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common at 27.3%, similar to the national figure. However, the area has a very low rate of unpaid housework at 13.6% and no one providing general unpaid care, which is far below both state and national levels.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.6% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the 6% seen across the Australian Capital Territory.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Kowen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801031032/kowen/topic/community