8.7% ▲ +57.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
East Rockingham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in East Rockingham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few people in East Rockingham volunteer or provide unpaid care compared to other similar areas. While only 8.7% of residents volunteer, the community has a notably strong connection to the military, with nearly 6% of people having served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest at this level, with only 8.7% of people giving their time. This is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas. Only 9.3% of people care for children unpaid, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, and just 14.5% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
10.0% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.3% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.5% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
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.
Defence service is much higher here than in most areas. At 5.9%, the proportion of people who served is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.9%
Higher than 86% 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 East Rockingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50467/east-rockingham/topic/community