14.0% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cobark · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cobark
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 7% of people in Cobark have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most other similar areas. While this level of service is a standout feature, the community shows very low rates of unpaid care and childcare compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14% of residents volunteer, a figure that is lower than most similar areas but about the same as the New South Wales and national averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few people provide unpaid care here; 0% provide general care and only 14% care for children, which is far below the national figures. However, 25.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate well above the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 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.
14.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 25.6%
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.
The 6.8% of residents who served in the Defence Force is a much higher proportion than in most areas, sitting well above the New South Wales and national figures.
6.8%
Higher than 89% 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 Cobark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10951/cobark/topic/community