41.9% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rocky Plain · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rocky Plain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines Rocky Plain, where 41.9% of people give their time to help others. This is far above the national figure and among the highest rates seen across similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are exceptionally high here, sitting 28 points above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 19.4% of people providing support—well above the national figure of 11.9%. While 27.4% look after children unpaid, which is a little above the national rate, only 11.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, one of the lowest rates for this area.
19.4% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.3% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 figure 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 Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13402/rocky-plain/topic/community