21.7% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cobourg · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cobourg
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has shifted in Cobourg, with 21.7% of people now volunteering their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, marking the area as a place where residents are much more likely to give their time to others than in most other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.7% of people in Cobourg volunteer, which is well above the Northern Territory and national figures of 14.1%. This level of community a a higher rate than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are common here, with 30.4% of people providing unpaid childcare, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. While 13% provide some form of unpaid care, almost no one spends 15 or more hours a week on housework, a figure far below the national average.
13.0% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Cobourg has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Northern Territory rate of 5.2% and a little below the Australian figure.
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 Cobourg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70058/cobourg/topic/community