16.1% ▼ -35.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Roseberry Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Roseberry Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Ten per cent of people in Roseberry Creek have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for any similar area. This high level of service is mirrored by a strong community spirit, where residents provide more unpaid care and volunteer more often than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of people volunteer here. While this is lower than in most similar areas, it is still well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 16.1% of people providing unpaid care and 30.4% doing over 15 hours of housework, both figures being well above the national average. However, the 8.9% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
16.1% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.9% ▼ -63.4%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 30.4%
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.
The 10.0% of residents who served in the Defence Force is well above the 2.8% national figure, placing the area among the highest for military service.
10.0%
Higher than 96% 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 Roseberry Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13418/roseberry-creek/topic/community