11.4% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rockingham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Rockingham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking gap in military service defines Rockingham, where nearly 10% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is far higher than the state and national figures. However, the area sees much lower levels of volunteering and unpaid care compared to other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.4% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This rate has fallen by 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 20.4%, well below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, the 17.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is a little below the national average.
10.7% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.7% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 17.7%
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.
Rockingham has some of the highest levels of military service at this level, with 9.9% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.9% recorded for Western Australia.
9.9%
Higher than 99% 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 Rockingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507051188/rockingham/topic/community