22.8% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rocky Glen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rocky Glen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Rocky Glen volunteer than in most similar areas. Nearly 23% of the population gives their time to help others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong community spirit is matched by a high rate of people performing significant unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.8% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This level of participation is higher than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.0% of people providing support and 36.8% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both far above national figures. However, those caring for children are among the lowest in the country at 8.8%.
14.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.8% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.8% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 36.8%
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 community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national rate 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 Rocky Glen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13400/rocky-glen/topic/community