15.6% ▼ -35.8%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Cocos (Keeling) Islands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 8.8% of people in Cocos (Keeling) Islands spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure far below the national average. The community shows low levels of unpaid care and service, though volunteer rates remain slightly above the Australian figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure but well below the rate for other territories. This level of participation has fallen by 8.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas; only 6% of people provide unpaid care and 22.5% care for children. The number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is far below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
6.0% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
8.8% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 8.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.5% of the population, which is a little below the rates seen across Australia and 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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/901021002/cocos-islands/topic/community