21.7% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cowirra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cowirra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of unpaid care and volunteering sets Cowirra apart from the rest of the state. While only 14.1% of Australians volunteer, over a fifth of people in this area give their time to help others. This strong trend of community support extends into the home and local care networks.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.7% of residents helping out. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very high in Cowirra, with 21.0% of people providing support, well above the national figure of 11.9%. While fewer people care for children compared to most areas, a far higher proportion—34.8%—spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
21.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 34.8%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 3.2% seen across South Australia and the 2.8% national average.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Cowirra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40320/cowirra/topic/community