27.6% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cottesloe - Claremont · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Cottesloe - Claremont
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in four people in Cottesloe - Claremont volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is paired with a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care and support within their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 27.6%, the proportion of volunteers is among the highest for similar areas and is far above the 14.1% national average. This strong trend has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, with 29.3% of people looking after children unpaid and 13.0% providing other unpaid care, both figures being higher than most areas. Additionally, 22.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little above the state and national figures.
13.0% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
About 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both Western Australia and Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) 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 - Claremont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50301/cottesloe-claremont/topic/community