18.4% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cobdogla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cobdogla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Cobdogla remains steady, with a strong tradition of service and volunteering. A striking 18.4% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.4% of people in Cobdogla volunteer, a figure that is a little above the South Australian average and well above the Australian rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here at 26.9%, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 11.4% of residents provide unpaid care, which is a little below the South Australian average.
11.4% ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.4% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Cobdogla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40273/cobdogla/topic/community