27.3% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cottesloe · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Cottesloe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Cottesloe than in the rest of the country. Over a quarter of residents give their time to others, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is matched by a strong trend of residents providing unpaid care for children and others in their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.3% of people in Cottesloe volunteer, which is far above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This strong level of community participation has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.1% of people providing care and 29.5% looking after children, both of which are much higher than in most other areas. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week sit at 22.2%, slightly above the state and national figures.
14.1% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.7%. This is lower than most other areas and about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.7%
Lower than 61% 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 Cottesloe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52170/cottesloe/topic/community