18.1% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rawson · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rawson
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of residents provide unpaid care in Rawson than in most other similar areas. Community spirit is also strong, with 18.1% of people volunteering, a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 18.1% of people in Rawson volunteer, which is well above both the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 18.1% of people providing care—well above the national figure of 11.9%. While 24.5% care for children, a higher 25.7% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the Victorian average.
18.1% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 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.
About 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Rawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22144/rawson/topic/community