15.6% ▼ -35.8%
Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) 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 · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Cocos (Keeling) Islands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Lower rates of unpaid care and volunteering mark the community profile of Cocos (Keeling) Islands compared to most other areas. While 15.6% of people volunteer, this is a sharp drop from the 24.3% seen in 2011. The area also sees much lower levels of unpaid housework and caregiving than the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 15.6% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Australian figure but well below the 21.7% seen in other territories. This represents a significant decline of 8.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 6.0% of people providing such support and just 8.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are far below national levels. Additionally, the 22.5% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian figure.
6.0% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) 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 80% of sub-region (sa3) 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 sub-region (sa3) 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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with only 1.5% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little below both the national figure and the rate for other territories.
1.5%
Lower than 88% 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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/90102/cocos-islands/topic/community