62.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cobramunga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cobramunga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 62.1% of people in Cobramunga volunteer, showing a strong trend of community involvement that far exceeds state and national levels. This spirit of service is a standout feature of the area, where local participation is much higher than in most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is incredibly common here, with 62.1% of residents giving their time. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 24.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure, almost no one in the area provides other types of unpaid care. This 0.0% rate is far below the 11.9% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 20.7%
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.
Military service is very common in Cobramunga, where 18.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
18.5%
Higher than 99% 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 Cobramunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10955/cobramunga/topic/community