14.0% ▼ -38.0%
Lower than 51% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Robertson · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Robertson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A notably high number of people in Robertson perform heavy unpaid housework compared to the rest of the country. While most community activities track with state and national figures, 23.9% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are about the same as the national figure at 14.0%, though this is a significant drop from 22.6% back in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.3% of people provide unpaid care and 25.5% care for children, a much higher than usual 23.9% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
12.3% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 87% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
About 2.8% of people in Robertson have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.8%
Higher than 50% of federal 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 Robertson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED140/robertson/topic/community