20.3% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cowley Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cowley Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above average 20.3% of people volunteer in Cowley Beach, making it much more active than the national figure. This community is also noted for a high number of veterans and a lower rate of unpaid childcare than typical Australian towns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.3% of residents giving their time, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here at 13.6% compared to 26.3% nationally. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week sit at 23.7%, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
11.9% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.6% ▼ -41.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
Military service is common in the area, with 8.5% of people having served in the Defence Force, a figure well above both the state and national averages.
8.5%
Higher than 92% 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 Cowley Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30738/cowley-beach/topic/community