16.5% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Emerald - Cockatoo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Emerald - Cockatoo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Emerald - Cockatoo contribute to their community and home through unpaid work than in most similar areas. While 16.5% of residents volunteer, the most striking figures are in home care, where about 31.5% of people look after children unpaid.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 16.5% of people helping out. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%, though the rate has fallen by 5.4 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 26.3% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%. This high level of home contribution is consistent with the 14.3% of people who provide unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
14.3% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.5% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 26.3%
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 people have served in the Defence Force, at 2.4%. This is lower than in most similar areas and is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Emerald - Cockatoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212011289/emerald-cockatoo/topic/community