7.9% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Roselands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Roselands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped since 2011 in Roselands, where only 7.9% of people now give their time for free. This is well below the national figure and reflects a broader shift in how people spend their spare time in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.9% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the New South Wales rate of 13.0%. This figure has fallen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.7% of people provide some form of unpaid care, a figure slightly above the state average. While 20.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, those caring for children unpaid have fallen to 24.7%.
12.7% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 Force veterans make up 0.8% of the population, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8% and among the lowest for similar areas.
0.8%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Roselands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119021367/roselands/topic/community