12.7% ▼ -31.6%
Lower than 62% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cooper · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Cooper
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 23.1% of people in Cooper provide unpaid childcare, though this is much lower than in most other areas. While few residents spend significant time on housework, the proportion of people providing general unpaid care has grown. This creates a mixed picture of community support across the suburb.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011, falling from 18.6% to 12.7%. This current rate is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1% and lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is a little below the national figure at 18.0%, the number of people providing general unpaid care has risen to 13.0%. This is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian figure.
13.0% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 76% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
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 1.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 92% 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 Cooper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED208/cooper/topic/community