12.4% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Frog Rock · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Frog Rock
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small number of residents in Frog Rock contribute their time to the community, though military service is notably common. While only 12.4% of people volunteer, the area has a strong tie to the Defence Force. This contrast shows a community where formal service is more prevalent than local volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.4% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are among the lowest in the region at 5.1%, well below the national figure of 11.9%. Meanwhile, 23.4% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the Australian average.
5.1% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
Military service is common in Frog Rock, with 4.4% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
4.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality 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 Frog Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11573/frog-rock/topic/community