13.6% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cockburn · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Cockburn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of people in Cockburn provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family care defines the local community, though other forms of social and civic participation remain relatively low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 13.6% of people helping out. This is a little below the Western Australian figure and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area sees a very high rate of unpaid childcare at 30.9%, which is much higher than most areas. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are fewer than usual at 19.4%, while 10.7% provide other unpaid care.
10.7% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 less common in Cockburn than in most similar areas, with 2.6% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 59% 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 Cockburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50701/cockburn/topic/community