23.9% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cowan · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Cowan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Cowan spend their time volunteering, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most other areas. This high level of local engagement is a standout feature of daily life here, with 23.9% of people giving their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, sitting far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This involvement has grown over the last decade, rising 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here do unpaid work compared to the national average, including 26.1% who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. Those caring for children unpaid make up 27.4% of the population, though this fell 7.4 percentage points since 2011.
12.7% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 26.1%
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 3.4% of people in Cowan have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and about the same as the national figure.
3.4%
Lower than 56% 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 Cowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121025/cowan/topic/community