11.1% ▼ -31.6%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rouse Hill - McGraths Hill · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Rouse Hill - McGraths Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 35.9% of people in Rouse Hill - McGraths Hill provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the state average. This suggests a community heavily focused on family duties, though other forms of community contribution are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011, with only 11.1% of residents now volunteering. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While unpaid childcare and housework are much more common here than in most areas, the 9.6% of people providing other types of unpaid care is a little below the national figure.
9.6% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.9% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 24.1%
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 rare in the area, with only 1.6% of the population having served, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Rouse Hill - McGraths Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11504/rouse-hill-mcgraths-hill/topic/community