15.8% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rodd Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rodd Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define Rodd Point compared to most similar areas. While 15.8% of residents volunteer, the area is most notable for the high number of people supporting family members and children at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas but still a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is very common here, with 17.4% providing unpaid care—well above the 11.9% national average. This includes 29.9% of residents caring for children unpaid, a figure well above both the state and national figures.
17.4% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 24.9%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force at 1.5%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Rodd Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13406/rodd-point/topic/community