24.8% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rollands Plains · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rollands Plains
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap in volunteer rates defines Rollands Plains, where nearly a quarter of the population gives their time to others. This level of community involvement is far above the national figure. It is a place where many people contribute through unpaid work and local support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 25% of people in Rollands Plains volunteer, which is far above the New South Wales rate of 13% and the Australian average of 14.1%. This level of participation is much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 33.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure far above the national average. Around 26.4% provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the Australian figure.
13.2% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.9% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 33.9%
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.
About 3.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% national average.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Rollands Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13407/rollands-plains/topic/community