17.8% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rockhampton Surrounds - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Rockhampton Surrounds - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering sets Rockhampton Surrounds - North apart from the rest of the country. While 17.8% of residents volunteer, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%. It is a community where people contribute significantly through unpaid work and local service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, although the share of residents who do so has fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, about 25.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the Queensland average.
12.5% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
About 3.1% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Surrounds - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031219/rockhampton-surrounds-north/topic/community