21.4% ▼ -31.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cohuna · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cohuna
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people contribute to their community in Cohuna than in most similar areas. A striking 21.4% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above both the Victorian and national figures. This spirit of participation extends to a high rate of unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 21.4% of people giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life in Cohuna, as 14.4% of people provide care and 26.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above those for Victoria and Australia, though the 20.9% who care for children unpaid is well below the national average.
14.4% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 26.9%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.6%, this is a little above the 2.0% rate for Victoria and slightly higher than the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Cohuna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20604/cohuna/topic/community