18.0% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cosgrove South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cosgrove South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Cosgrove South volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This spirit of community contribution is a standout feature for the area, which also sees a high number of residents providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.0% of people helping out. This is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia and the 13.3% recorded for Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of local life, with 16.0% of people providing care, which is well above the national figure. While few people here care for children unpaid (12.0%), 22.0% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
16.0% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.0% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
No one in Cosgrove South has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia and the 2.0% recorded in Victoria.
0.0%
Lower 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 Cosgrove South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20651/cosgrove-south/topic/community