19.4% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cockatoo Valley · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Cockatoo Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national average for unpaid care and volunteering, Cockatoo Valley is a place where many residents give their time to others. Nearly one in five people volunteer, and more than a third of the population provide unpaid childcare, marking a significant gap compared to the rest of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 19.4% of people helping out. This is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%, though the rate has fallen from 24.1% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in the area, with 34.8% of people caring for children and 29.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Both figures are well above the national average, while the 17.8% of people providing general unpaid care is among the highest for areas of this size.
17.8% ▲ +44.8%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.8% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.9% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 29.9%
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 higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force here compared to most areas. At 4.6%, this is a little above both the South Australian figure of 3.2% and the national rate of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 72% 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 Cockatoo Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421006/cockatoo-valley/topic/community