23.6% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rock Forest · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rock Forest
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people are stepping up to help others in Rock Forest than in most similar places. A striking 23.6% of residents volunteer their time, which is far above the New South Wales figure. This spirit of contribution extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are much more common than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a standout feature here, with 23.6% of people giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% national figure and far above the state average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, as 19.7% of people provide support to others, which is well above the Australian average. This is reflected in the 32.3% of residents who care for children unpaid, a figure much higher than most other areas.
19.7% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.3% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
About 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales rate.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Rock Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13392/rock-forest/topic/community