11.8% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rockingham · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Rockingham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 6.5% of people in Rockingham have served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the national average. While military service is common, other forms of community involvement are lower than in most areas. This creates a distinct profile where official service is high, but local volunteering is relatively low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.8% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and has fallen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 31.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the Australian figure. Other forms of unpaid work are less common, with 10.8% providing unpaid care and 20.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework.
10.8% ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 20.7%
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.
Rockingham has a very high proportion of veterans, with 6.5% of the population having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.5%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) 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 Rockingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57490/rockingham/topic/community