29.8% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Roslyn · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Roslyn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 30% of people in Roslyn volunteer, a figure far above the national rate. This community shows a very high level of unpaid contribution, both through formal volunteering and by supporting others in the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 30% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 13% seen in New South Wales and 14.1% across Australia. This rate is much higher than in most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 21.4% of people providing such support, well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is reflected in the high numbers of people caring for children (32.1%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework a week (31%).
21.4% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.0% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 31.0%
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.
No one in Roslyn has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% national average and lower than most other similar areas.
0.0%
Lower 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 Roslyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13430/roslyn/topic/community