9.1% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Roebourne · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Roebourne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people get involved in community activities in Roebourne than in most similar areas. Only 9.1% of residents volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This trend of lower participation extends into unpaid care and defence service records.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is quite low in Roebourne, with only 9.1% of people helping out. This is well below the 15.9% seen across Western Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is provided by 24.5% of residents, which is well below the state figure. Meanwhile, 21.7% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, a rate a little above the national average.
11.7% ▲ +45.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▲ +36.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▲ +178.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 1.3% of the population having served. This is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
1.3%
Lower than 64% 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 Roebourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51305/roebourne/topic/community