15.6% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South West Rocks · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South West Rocks
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong military connection defines South West Rocks, where 4.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force. While volunteering is slightly more common here than in the rest of the country, the area sees much lower rates of unpaid childcare than typical Australian towns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and the New South Wales rate of 13.0%. However, this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower than most areas at 17.1%, well below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 25.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 21.2%.
12.4% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.1% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.2% of residents having served. This is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 South West Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13616/south-west-rocks/topic/community