13.4% —
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cockburn (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Cockburn (South Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people provide unpaid childcare in Cockburn (South Metropolitan) compared to the rest of the country. While 32.8% of residents look after children without pay, other forms of community contribution like volunteering are less common here than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower than in most areas, with 13.4% of people pitching in. This is a little below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and about the same as the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The 32.8% of people caring for children unpaid is among the highest for this level and well above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, the 10.3% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
10.3% —
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.8% —
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% —
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
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 around the middle for its level, with 2.7% of residents having served. This is about the same as both the state and national figures.
2.7%
Lower than 56% of state electorate 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 (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51605/cockburn/topic/community