12.1% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rokeby · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Rokeby
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A rise in volunteering is one of the key shifts in Rokeby since 2011, though overall engagement remains low. While only 12.1% of people volunteer, a very high proportion of the community—30.9%—provide unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Rokeby rose by 1.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 12.1%. This is still well below the Tasmania figure of 18.0% and a little below the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many more people in Rokeby provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, at 30.9%, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12.4% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, a rate about the same as the Australian average.
12.4% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 similar areas, with 3.7% of people having served. This is about the same as the 4.0% seen across Tasmania and the 2.8% national average.
3.7%
Higher than 72% 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 Rokeby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601021011/rokeby/topic/community