44.3% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cobbadah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cobbadah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people pitch in here than in the rest of the state, with Cobbadah seeing massive gaps in volunteering and unpaid care. About 44.3% of residents volunteer, which is more than triple the New South Wales figure. This spirit of contribution extends into the home and the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is exceptionally common in Cobbadah, where 44.3% of people help out. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life here, with 37.1% of people caring for children and 34.3% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are far above the state and national averages, while 15.7% of residents provide other types of unpaid care.
15.7% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.1% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 34.3%
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 much more common here than in most other areas. About 5.4% of the population served in the Defence Force, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
5.4%
Higher than 84% 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 Cobbadah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10952/cobbadah/topic/community