16.0% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Christmas Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Christmas Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 1.5% of residents on Christmas Island have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas. While volunteering is more common here than in the typical Australian town, the number of people providing unpaid care and housework is surprisingly low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of people volunteer their time, a figure that is a little above the national average. This is higher than most areas, though it has fallen by 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is far less common here than elsewhere, with only 5.6% providing care and 13.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Both figures are well below the national average, although the proportion of people caring for children unpaid rose to 19.3% since 2011.
5.6% ▲ +130.4%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.3% ▲ +49.2%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.9% ▲ +52.6%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
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 rare in the community, with only 1.5% of the population having served. This is a little below the figures for both Australia and the other territories.
1.5%
Lower than 82% 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 Christmas Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/901011001/christmas-island/topic/community