24.0% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Red Rock · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Red Rock
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people get involved in their community in Red Rock than in most similar areas. This is most evident in the high rate of volunteering and the significant number of residents providing unpaid care for others. Nearly a quarter of the population volunteers their time, a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24% of residents pitching in. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13% and well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of local life, with 19.8% of people providing unpaid care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with more people doing 15 or more hours of housework (28.2%) than in most other areas.
19.8% ▲ +68.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▲ +60.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 28.2%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas. At 4.2%, this is a little above both the state (2.3%) and national (2.8%) figures.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 Red Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13347/red-rock/topic/community