20.0% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rosebrook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rosebrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in five people in Rosebrook volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This community is highly active in unpaid work, with a very strong presence of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.0% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is a major part of local life, as 35.0% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. While 15.0% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, the 18.3% who spend 15 or more hours on housework is a little below the state figure.
15.0% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.0% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 18.3%
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.
Defence service is very common in Rosebrook, where 14.3% of people have served. This is far above the 2.3% rate for New South Wales and the 2.8% average for Australia.
14.3%
Higher 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 Rosebrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13420/rosebrook/topic/community