29.1% ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cowell · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cowell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Cowell volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit defines local life, where residents are much more likely to give their time for others than people in most other Australian towns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.1% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% figure for Australia and the 17% seen across South Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 19.3% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure—roughly 26.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the state and national averages.
12.2% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.3% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 26.9%
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 proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.8% of the population having served, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Cowell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40319/cowell/topic/community