5.1% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rothsay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rothsay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people take on unpaid roles in Rothsay, where only 5.1% of residents volunteer. This level of community activity is far below the state and national figures, marking it as one of the least active areas for volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 5.1% of people volunteer here, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and well below the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common than in most areas, with only 10.7% of people caring for children unpaid and 4.1% providing other forms of unpaid care. Just 7.1% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is far below both state and national figures.
4.1% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.7% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
7.1% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 2.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the totals for Western Australia and Australia.
2.1%
Lower than 58% 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 Rothsay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51313/rothsay/topic/community