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Cobblebank · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Cobblebank

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

Far fewer people volunteer in Cobblebank than in most similar areas, though child care is a massive part of local life. Around 42.4% of residents provide unpaid child care, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area stand out for its high level of family-focused unpaid work.

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📍 Cobblebank, Suburb / Locality

Where Cobblebank sits — Volunteers

6.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cobblebank — lower than 92% of areas.

Cobblebank6.8%
3338, VIC 8.1%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 6.8% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below both the Victorian average of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.

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6.8% —

Lower than 92% 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.

While 42.4% of residents provide unpaid child care—far above the 26.3% seen across Australia—only 9.1% provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 0.6%, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 2.0% and the national average of 2.8%.

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 Cobblebank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20590/cobblebank/topic/community