30.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rockley Mount · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rockley Mount
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of community contribution defines Rockley Mount, where 30% of residents volunteer. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, showing a strong local commitment to unpaid work and support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.0% of people giving their time. This is much higher than most similar areas and far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people care for children unpaid compared to the state average, unpaid work is otherwise common. About 35.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework, and 15.7% provide other unpaid care, both of which are well above national figures.
15.7% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 35.7%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Rockley Mount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13396/rockley-mount/topic/community