15.5% ▼ -28.4%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Rocks · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in North Rocks
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual in North Rocks spend their time on unpaid family work. Around 30.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. While these home-based roles are common, the proportion of people volunteering in the wider community has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures. This is a decline from 2011, when 21.7% of residents were volunteers.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 30.2% of people caring for children and 26.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures being well above the state and national averages. Meanwhile, those providing other types of unpaid care sit at 12.3%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
12.3% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 26.7%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.0%. This is lower than most similar areas and slightly below the state and national figures.
2.0%
Lower than 72% 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 North Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125041490/north-rocks/topic/community