18.4% ▼ -40.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rochester · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rochester
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering sets Rochester apart from the rest of the state. While many residents step up to help others, far fewer are providing unpaid childcare compared to the typical Victorian town. This community shows a distinct pattern of giving their time to social causes and care duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.4% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a priority for many, as 14.2% of residents provide such support, which is a little above the national figure. While 23.5% spend 15 or more hours on housework weekly, the 18.6% who provide unpaid childcare is well below the Victorian average of 26.3%.
14.2% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
Service to the country is more common in Rochester than in most similar areas. About 3.5% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Rochester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22184/rochester/topic/community