14.4% ▼ -36.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rosedale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rosedale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 15% of residents in Rosedale provide unpaid care, which is higher than most similar areas. This sense of community support is seen in the high number of former Defence Force members and the significant amount of housework done by locals.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of people volunteer their time. This is a little above the Victorian figure and about the same as the national rate, though it is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 14.8% of people doing so, which is a little above the state and national figures. This includes 23.5% who care for children and a high 24.5% who do at least 15 hours of housework a week, well above the national figure.
14.8% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
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.
A higher than usual 3.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
3.9%
Higher than 71% 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 Rosedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22199/rosedale/topic/community