12.2% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rowville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rowville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Roughly 27% of people in Rowville provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than in most other areas. This family-focused trend is a standout feature of the local community, though other forms of civic contribution are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 12.2% of residents helping out, which is a little below both the Victorian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a key feature of the area, as 13.7% of people provide care for others and 27.2% look after children. Meanwhile, 20.4% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure slightly lower than most other areas.
13.7% ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 less frequent here than in most places, with 1.5% of the population having served, which is a little below the Australian average.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Rowville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22207/rowville/topic/community