17.4% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cowes · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cowes
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher than most similar areas for volunteering and care, Cowes shows a strong commitment to community support. About 17.4% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution is seen across various unpaid roles, from local service to caring for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.4% of people giving their time. This is well above both the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a key part of life for 13.7% of residents, a rate higher than most areas. While fewer people care for children unpaid compared to the state average, 25.5% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
13.7% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 25.5%
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 than usual share of the population has served in the Defence Force. At 4.1%, this is a little above the rates seen across Victoria and Australia.
4.1%
Higher than 73% 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 Cowes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20657/cowes/topic/community