15.0% ▼ -30.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Rocks · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Rocks
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in North Rocks has remained steady over the last decade, though the area sees a high level of unpaid home and family support. Nearly 30% of residents provide unpaid child care, which is well above the national figure. While many help out at home, volunteering rates are lower than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people in North Rocks volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13% and about the same as the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and 29.7% caring for children unpaid, both figures being well above the state and national averages. In contrast, the 11.7% of people providing other unpaid care is lower than most areas.
11.7% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.9% of the population, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 North Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13013/north-rocks/topic/community