10.6% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
White Rock · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in White Rock
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10.6% of people in White Rock volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This low level of community work is paired with a smaller proportion of people doing unpaid childcare and housework compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped in White Rock since 2011, with the current 10.6% well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 24.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the state average. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are much less common here than in most other areas.
11.2% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.1% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas, with 3.8% of residents having this experience.
3.8%
Higher than 75% 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 White Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021155/white-rock/topic/community