20.9% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cornwall · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cornwall
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Cornwall contribute their time to others than in most similar areas. About 21% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of service is reflected in high rates of unpaid care and a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Cornwall are higher than most areas, with 20.9% of people helping out, which is a little above the Tasmanian average of 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here; 26.9% of people provide unpaid care and 41.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both far above national figures. However, the share of people caring for children unpaid is 16.4%, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
26.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.4% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
41.8% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 41.8%
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.
Service to the country is more common here than in most similar areas, with 5.9% of residents having served in the Defence Force, well above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.9%
Higher than 86% 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 Cornwall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60129/cornwall/topic/community