24.4% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rose Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rose Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Rose Park than in the rest of the country. This strong community spirit is reflected in the figures, with 24.4% of residents giving their time to others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in four people here volunteer, a rate that is much higher than most areas and well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.9% of people providing care and 29.3% looking after children, both of which are higher than most areas. About 24.1% of residents also do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure.
14.9% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 24.1%
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 the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
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 Rose Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41273/rose-park/topic/community