8.0% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rhodes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Rhodes
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in Rhodes engage in unpaid care or volunteer work compared to the rest of the state. Only 8% of residents volunteer, and the rate of unpaid care is among the lowest for similar areas. This creates a significant gap between the local community and both New South Wales and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than most areas, with only 8% of residents helping out. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very low here, with only 5.6% of people providing care and 19.6% caring for children unpaid. These figures are well below the state and national averages, including those doing 15 or more hours of housework.
5.6% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.6% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.5% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 service is also rare in Rhodes, where only 0.6% of people have served. This is among the lowest levels for similar areas and sits a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
0.6%
Lower than 98% 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 Rhodes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120011673/rhodes/topic/community