26.3% ▼ -28.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Coobowie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Coobowie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping out defines daily life in Coobowie, where over a quarter of residents volunteer. This high level of community engagement is far above the national figure and is a standout feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.3% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 12.1% of residents provide unpaid childcare—a figure far below the national 26.3%—unpaid care for others is common, with 16.4% of people providing this support, which is well above the national average.
16.4% ▲ +102.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.1% ▼ -49.8%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -44.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 areas, with 6.3% of the population having served, well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Coobowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40296/coobowie/topic/community