11.1% ▼ -40.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Rothbury · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Rothbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people provide unpaid childcare in North Rothbury than across the state. While 39.1% of residents care for children without pay, other forms of community involvement like volunteering are less common here than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.1% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is very common, with 39.1% of residents doing so, far above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. This is alongside a higher rate of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, though those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than in most areas.
10.1% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.1% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 25.2%
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 4.1% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the 2.8% national average.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 Rothbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13014/north-rothbury/topic/community