25.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rose River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rose River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A quarter of people in Rose River volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit defines the area's social contribution, though other forms of unpaid work are less common than usual.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in four residents volunteers, which is far above the 14.1% national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While about 12.5% of people provide unpaid care and 25% care for children, almost no one here spends 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure far below the national average.
12.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
Very few people in Rose River have served in the Defence Force, with the local figure sitting a little below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
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 Rose River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22195/rose-river/topic/community