Rosedale · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Rosedale

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A much higher rate of unpaid care than most similar areas defines Rosedale, where 15.5% of people provide this support. While this level of care is well above the national figure, other forms of community involvement are less common here.

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📍 Rosedale, Suburb / Locality

Where Rosedale sits — Volunteers

15.5% —
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rosedale — lower than 63% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Rosedale15.5%
5350, SA 18.7%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 15.5% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the South Australian figure of 17.0%.

15.5% —

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.2%
  • 2021: 15.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Providing unpaid care is very common here, yet the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%. About 22.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the Australian average.

15.5% —

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 15.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

19.9% —

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.9%
  • 2021: 19.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

22.4% —

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.1%
  • 2021: 22.4%

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.

About 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.

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 Rosedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41274/rosedale/topic/community