17.5% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cowra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cowra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local contribution has remained a steady part of life in Cowra, with 17.5% of residents volunteering. This rate is well above the national figure, showing a strong tendency for people here to give their time to the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.5% of people in Cowra volunteer, which is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.7% of residents providing care—a figure higher than most areas. This includes 23.7% of people caring for children unpaid, which is a little below the national figure.
13.7% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
A higher proportion of people in Cowra have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.3% of the population being veterans.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Cowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11099/cowra/topic/community