5.4% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rockbank - Mount Cottrell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 32% of people in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This is the most striking feature of community life here, as other forms of volunteering and care are much less common than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 5.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below both the state and national rates and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 32.5% of people care for children unpaid—a rate that rose 18 points since 2011—only 8.1% provide other types of unpaid care, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
8.1% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▲ +126.0%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% ▲ +42.5%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 minority of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 0.4% of residents having served, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
0.4%
Lower than 99% 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 Rockbank - Mount Cottrell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041359/rockbank-mount-cottrell/topic/community