36.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 82.1%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rocky Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rocky Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Rocky Creek volunteer, making it one of the most active areas for community work. This high level of engagement is a standout feature of the local area, with volunteer rates far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 36.7% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% recorded across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 36.7% of people doing over 15 hours of housework and 20% providing unpaid care, both figures well above the national average. Those caring for children unpaid sit at 26.7%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
20.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 36.7%
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.
No residents reported serving in the Defence Force, a figure well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
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 Rocky Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32456/rocky-creek/topic/community