13.1% ▼ -56.4%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cobar · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Cobar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A 17 percentage point drop in volunteering since 2011 marks a significant shift in how people in Cobar contribute to their community. While 13.1% of residents now volunteer, this is much lower than most similar areas. Overall, community and unpaid care activities have seen a steady decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.1% of people in Cobar volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales and national rates, but it has fallen sharply from 30.1% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care has declined across the board, with only 9.6% of residents providing unpaid care, a figure much lower than most similar areas. This trend is seen in housework, where 19% do 15 or more hours a week, and in childcare, where 23.6% provide unpaid help.
9.6% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -34.6%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
Only 1.7% of people in Cobar have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 88% of urban centre 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 Cobar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115039/cobar/topic/community