30.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Roto · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Roto
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 30% of people in Roto volunteer, a figure far above the national rate of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong focus on family and home life, with half the residents providing unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Three in ten residents volunteer here, which is much higher than most other areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Roto, where 50% of people care for children and 45% handle at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both far above national figures. Conversely, no one in the area provides other types of unpaid care, which is far below the national rate.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
45.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 45.0%
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 Roto has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the national average.
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 Roto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13436/roto/topic/community