15.6% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rossglen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rossglen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in ten residents in Rossglen have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well above the national average. While few people here provide unpaid childcare, there is a high rate of residents providing other types of unpaid care. This creates a unique community profile where service and care are prominent features of local life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the figures for New South Wales and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is very common here, with 20.0% of people providing such support, well above the national figure. However, this is not driven by childcare, as the 20.0% who care for children is well below the Australian average.
20.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.3% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
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.
The 10.0% of the population who have served in the Defence Force is among the highest for any similar area and sits well above the state and national figures.
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 Rossglen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13431/rossglen/topic/community