14.4% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rockhampton - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Rockhampton - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Most areas of a similar size see similar levels of community involvement in Rockhampton - West. While 14.4% of people volunteer, this is down from 18.1% in 2011. The area also has a higher proportion of Defence Force veterans than most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for its level and about the same as the Queensland and national figures. However, this is 3.7 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is lower than most areas at 24.3%, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.3%) are also a little below the national figure. In contrast, people providing other unpaid care rose to 11.7%, which is about the same as the state average.
11.7% ▲ +18.0%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.7% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figure for Queensland.
3.7%
Higher 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 Rockhampton - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031216/rockhampton-west/topic/community