11.9% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cook · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Cook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Cook have stepped up to help others since 2011, with a noticeable rise in local volunteering. This community-focused shift is seen in the 11.9% of residents who volunteer and a growing number of people providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has risen to 11.9% since 2011, though this remains a little below the national figure of 14.1% and lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 12.2% of people providing care and 21.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 26.0% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is about the same as the rest of Australia.
12.2% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 52% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 63% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 21.8%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.3% of the population, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure.
2.3%
Lower than 64% of federal electorate 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 Cook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED109/cook/topic/community