9.4% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Roebuck · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Roebuck
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 31% of people in Roebuck provide unpaid childcare, which is a much higher rate than most other areas. This level of family care is the most prominent form of community contribution here, while other types of volunteering have become less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.4% of people in Roebuck volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen by 6.4 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare is very common, only 9.2% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas. Meanwhile, 21.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, a figure that rose 9.0 percentage points since 2016.
9.2% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% —
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% —
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 uncommon here, with 1.4% of the population having served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Western Australian and national figures.
1.4%
Lower than 83% 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 Roebuck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510011266/roebuck/topic/community