14.9% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cockatoo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cockatoo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 32% of people in Cockatoo provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is well above the national average. While volunteering is less common here than in most similar areas, many residents spend significant time on unpaid work and family care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and roughly the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 32.3% of people providing unpaid care for children, well above the 26.3% seen across Australia. This is consistent with a higher proportion of people spending 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework compared to the rest of the state.
13.5% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.3% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
Around 2.5% of the population have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the Victorian and national averages.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Cockatoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20600/cockatoo/topic/community