13.3% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Lake - Cockburn Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in South Lake - Cockburn Central
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in South Lake - Cockburn Central involves a modest level of community contribution, with 13.3% of people volunteering. This reflects a steady pattern where local participation in unpaid work and care remains largely in line with national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are lower than in most similar areas and sit a little below the Western Australian figure. At 13.3%, this has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure that has fallen by 2.3 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the 11.3% of residents providing other unpaid care is lower than in most areas, despite rising slightly over the last decade.
11.3% ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 Force service is common here, with 2.9% of people having served, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.9%
Higher than 53% 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 South Lake - Cockburn Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507011159/south-lake-cockburn-central/topic/community