30.8% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cookardinia · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cookardinia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 30.8% of people volunteer in Cookardinia, a figure that has grown significantly since 2011. This level of community spirit is far above both the state and national figures, making it one of the most active areas for volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 30.8% of residents volunteer, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.7% of people provide unpaid childcare—a little above the national figure—only 4.6% provide general unpaid care, which is well below the 11.9% seen across Australia. Unpaid housework for 15 or more hours a week is slightly more common here than in the state.
4.6% ▼ -58.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% national figure.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Cookardinia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11017/cookardinia/topic/community