Cottonvale · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Cottonvale

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A huge 35% of people provide unpaid care in Cottonvale, which is far above the national figure. While unpaid care and housework are common here, the community is very inactive when it comes to formal volunteering.

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📍 Cottonvale, Suburb / Locality

Where Cottonvale sits — Volunteers

0.0%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cottonvale — lower than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Cottonvale0.0%
4375 crosses QLD/NSW 11.7%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

No one in the area volunteered during the census, a figure that is far below both the New South Wales and national averages.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is very common here, with 35% of people providing care and 30% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly. This includes 35% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is well above the national figure.

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 Cottonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11087/cottonvale/topic/community