16.6% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rockhampton Surrounds - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Rockhampton Surrounds - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Rockhampton Surrounds - West spend their time on unpaid housework than in most other areas. While 24.8% of residents put in 15 or more hours of housework a week, volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 16.6% of people helping out, though this is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 26.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national average. Meanwhile, 12.5% provide some form of unpaid care, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
12.5% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.9% of the population. This is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%, though it is a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
2.9%
Higher than 50% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031220/rockhampton-surrounds-west/topic/community