18.5% —
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Diddillibah - Rosemount · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Diddillibah - Rosemount
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people (27.6%) do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly in Diddillibah - Rosemount, a rate among the highest for similar areas. This community shows high levels of unpaid work and service, though the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.5% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2016 when 24.9% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more frequent than in most areas, with 29.3% of people caring for children and 13.5% providing other unpaid care. This is consistent with a high rate of housework, as 27.6% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on these tasks.
13.5% —
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 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.
29.3% —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% —
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
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 community has served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas. At 4.3%, this is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 81% 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 Diddillibah - Rosemount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316071546/diddillibah-rosemount/topic/community