16.7% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rockhampton Surrounds - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Rockhampton Surrounds - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid work and volunteering set Rockhampton Surrounds - East apart from similar areas. While 16.7% of residents volunteer, a striking 28.7% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most similar areas, with 16.7% of people helping out, though this is 4.4 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is more frequent than usual, with 13.5% of residents providing this support. This happens alongside a very high rate of people doing heavy housework, with 28.7% spending 15 or more hours a week on these tasks.
13.5% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.7% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 28.7%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.2% of residents having served, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 80% 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).
More for Rockhampton Surrounds - East
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Rockhampton Surrounds - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031218/rockhampton-surrounds-east/topic/community