16.0% —
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Christmas Island · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Christmas Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people provide unpaid support in Christmas Island compared to most similar areas. While 16% of the community volunteers, which is a little above the national figure, the island sees much lower levels of unpaid care and housework than both the state and the rest of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of people volunteer here. This is a little above the Australian average, though it is well below the 21.7% seen across other territories.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas. Only 5.6% of people provide unpaid care, and the proportion of those doing housework for 15 hours or more is well below the national figure at 13.9%.
5.6% —
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.3% —
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.9% —
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
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.
Defence service is also uncommon here, with 1.5% of the population having served. This is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) 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 Christmas Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51710/christmas-island/topic/community