19.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rochford · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rochford
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Rochford has remained steady, with a strong focus on unpaid support. Nearly one in five residents volunteers their time, and the area has a much higher rate of people providing unpaid care than most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.3% of people in Rochford volunteer, which is well above the figures for both Victoria (13.3%) and Australia (14.1%).
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 17.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—a high 19.3% provide other types of unpaid care. This is much higher than most areas, and 24.6% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
19.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.5% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 the community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the state and national levels.
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 Rochford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22185/rochford/topic/community