15.2% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rochedale South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rochedale South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in Rochedale South spend time caring for children without pay, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family care is the main feature of local community activity, alongside moderate rates of volunteering and defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is very common here at 32.9%, well above the 26.3% national average. This is consistent with a little more than 20% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework a week.
12.7% ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.9% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.9% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.9%
Higher than 54% 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 Rochedale South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32448/rochedale-south/topic/community