16.1% ▼ -29.0%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Strong local spirit defines Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble, where 16.1% of people volunteer their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure, though it is a drop from 22.6% in 2011. Daily life here involves more community contribution than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.1% of people helping out, which is a little above the national figure. However, this rate has fallen by 6.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people perform unpaid care compared to most areas. Only 21.1% care for children unpaid and 17.8% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below the state average.
10.5% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.8% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 17.8%
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 less common here than in most areas. Just 1.8% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
1.8%
Lower than 82% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10501/bourke-cobar-coonamble/topic/community