24.2% ▼ -24.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rosedale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rosedale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than double the national rate of volunteering is seen in Rosedale, where 24.2% of residents give their time to help others. This high level of community spirit defines daily life here, though it sits alongside a significant amount of unpaid work and care within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far more common here than in most areas, with 24.2% of people helping out, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much higher than most areas at 18.6%, well above the national figure. This is consistent with 35.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate far above the Australian average of 20.7%.
18.6% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.6% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 35.6%
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 1.6%, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.6%
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 Rosedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13421/rosedale/topic/community