17.5% ▼ -46.2%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cobdogla · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Cobdogla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong history of service defines daily life in Cobdogla, where the proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force is among the highest for similar areas. While many residents balance unpaid care and household duties, the local rate of volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.5% of people in Cobdogla volunteer, which is well above the national figure. However, this is a sharp decline from 2011, when the rate was 32.5%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.9% of people providing care and 27.1% looking after children, both of which are higher than in most areas. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week sit at 21.7%.
13.9% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
Service to the country is particularly high in Cobdogla, where 7.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
7.2%
Higher than 93% 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 Cobdogla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422016/cobdogla/topic/community