18.0% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cooktown · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Cooktown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Cooktown volunteer, a rate well above the national figure of 14.1%. This community is active in giving their time, even though fewer people here provide unpaid care compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.0% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas. Only 8.6% of people provide unpaid care, and those spending 15 or more hours on housework (17.5%) are well below the national figure of 20.7%.
8.6% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 17.5%
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.
A much higher proportion of people in Cooktown have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.9%, this is a little above the Queensland rate of 3.9% and the national figure of 2.8%.
4.9%
Higher than 76% of urban centre 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 Cooktown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315024/cooktown/topic/community