12.0% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rocky Gully · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rocky Gully
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a third of residents in Rocky Gully provide unpaid care for children, a figure well above the national average. While family care is common here, other forms of community involvement are less frequent. This creates a profile where home-based responsibilities are a primary focus for many locals.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.0% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 32.0% caring for children and 28.0% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national figures. General unpaid care for others is about the same as the Australian average at 12.0%.
12.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.0% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 28.0%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as both the state and national figures.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41269/rocky-gully/topic/community