24.4% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rowlands Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rowlands Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of service defines daily life in Rowlands Creek, where nearly a quarter of residents volunteer. This community shows an exceptionally high level of commitment to others, far exceeding both state and national trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 24.4% of people pitching in. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and much higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 18.3% of people provide unpaid childcare—which is well below the national figure of 26.3%—overall unpaid care is very common. At 20.7%, the share of people providing unpaid care is among the highest at this level and well above the state average of 11.5%.
20.7% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.3% ▼ -37.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -45.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 20.7%
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.
Military service is also notably high in Rowlands Creek. About 7.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
7.1%
Higher than 89% 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 Rowlands Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13447/rowlands-creek/topic/community