36.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cowangie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cowangie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 36.7% of people volunteer in Cowangie, a figure that is far above the national average. This strong community spirit is mirrored in the area's high rate of former defence force members. Most residents contribute to their community through volunteering, unpaid care, or previous military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 36.7% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and 13.3% in Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is more frequent than in most areas, with 26.7% of people doing 15 hours or more per week. This is well above the 20.7% national average, while those caring for children or providing other unpaid care sit around the state and national figures.
13.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 26.7%
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.
Cowangie has one of the highest rates of military service for its area. About 9.1% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
9.1%
Higher than 94% 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 Cowangie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20656/cowangie/topic/community