Rosebud · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Rosebud

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Higher than most similar areas, 14.7% of Rosebud residents provide unpaid care. While community volunteering is a little below the national figure, the area has a strong representation of former Defence Force members. These figures show a community with a high rate of personal caregiving and service history.

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📍 Rosebud, Suburb / Locality

Where Rosebud sits — Volunteers

12.5% ▼ -22.0%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rosebud — lower than 77% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Rosebud12.5%
3939, VIC 12.9%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 12.5% of people in Rosebud volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.

12.5% ▼ -22.0%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.1%
  • 2016: 17.3%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care in Rosebud is mixed; 14.7% of people provide unpaid care, which is higher than most areas. However, the 22.8% who care for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.

14.7% ▲ +18.9%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.4%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

22.8% ▼ -4.5%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.9%
  • 2016: 24.9%
  • 2021: 22.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

22.6% ▼ -9.0%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.8%
  • 2016: 22.9%
  • 2021: 22.6%

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.

Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.6% of residents having served, which is a little above the Victorian rate of 2.0%.

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 Rosebud [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22198/rosebud/topic/community