20.8% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Roelands · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Roelands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Roelands now contribute to their community through volunteering and care than in previous years. About 20.8% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.8% of people giving their time. This is higher than most similar areas and well above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family care is a major part of life in Roelands, as 33.6% of people care for children unpaid, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. This is consistent with 26.0% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, while 11.0% provide other types of unpaid care.
11.0% ▲ +18.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.6% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.9% of the population. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 54% 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 Roelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51307/roelands/topic/community