12.2% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rowville - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Rowville - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Rowville - South compared to the rest of the country. While 12.2% of residents give their time to a cause, this is a little below the national figure. Other forms of community contribution, like providing unpaid care for others, are more common here than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped in the area, with the share of residents who volunteer falling by 3.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 12.2%. This is a little below both the Victorian and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, as 13.4% of people provide unpaid care, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the 26.4% of people caring for children unpaid is about the same as the national figure.
13.4% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.5%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 81% 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 Rowville - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011258/rowville-south/topic/community