27.3% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cobargo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cobargo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Cobargo than in the rest of the state. About 27.3% of residents give their time to help others, which is more than double the New South Wales figure of 13%. This high level of local involvement marks the area as a standout for community participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.3% of people pitching in. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 18.7% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national 26.3%—many more residents handle heavy housework. About 31.2% do 15 or more hours of unpaid cleaning and chores weekly, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 21.2%.
14.5% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.7% ▼ -37.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.2% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 31.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.9% of the population. This is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia and higher than most similar areas.
3.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality 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 Cobargo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10950/cobargo/topic/community