20.8% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cowalla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cowalla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Cowalla volunteer and provide unpaid care at home than in most similar areas. About 20.8% of residents give their time to volunteering, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement defines the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The proportion of volunteers is 20.8%, which is higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 31.3% of people caring for children and 29.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are much higher than most areas. However, the 6.3% of people providing other unpaid care is well below the national figure of 11.9%.
6.3% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 29.2%
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.
No one in Cowalla has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Cowalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50346/cowalla/topic/community