19.2% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Roleystone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Roleystone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people give their time to others in Roleystone compared to the rest of the country. Nearly 20% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of helping extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are far more common than in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.2% of people in Roleystone volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the state average. This is a slight drop from 2011, when the rate was 21.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 26.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Caring for children is also much more frequent than in most areas, while the number of people providing other unpaid care rose to 13.0% since 2011.
13.0% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.7% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.4% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
3.4%
Higher than 65% 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 Roleystone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506011116/roleystone/topic/community