14.1% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rottnest Island · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rottnest Island
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of unpaid care and housework define the community profile of Rottnest Island. While 14.1% of people volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure, the island stands out for having very few residents engaged in home-based care roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of people volunteer here, which is lower than in most other areas and a little below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon on the island; only 6.7% of people provide this support, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with very low rates of unpaid housework (4.7%) and child care (14.8%), both of which are far below state and national levels.
6.7% ▲ +119.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.8% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
4.7% ▼ -72.1%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
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.
A slightly higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 3.9% of residents having served, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
3.9%
Higher than 71% 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 Rottnest Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51314/rottnest-island/topic/community