20.5% ▼ -35.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rouchel · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rouchel
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines Rouchel, where 20.5% of people give their time to help others. This level of community involvement is well above the national figure and higher than most similar areas. While volunteering is high, the area has a very low rate of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a standout feature here, with 20.5% of residents helping out, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—those providing unpaid care for children (21.3%) and other people (9.0%) are both well below the state and national averages.
9.0% ▼ -35.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% ▼ -32.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 Rouchel has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
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 Rouchel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13437/rouchel/topic/community