23.1% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rosevale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rosevale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people volunteer in Rosevale, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This community is marked by high levels of unpaid contribution, particularly in home and childcare, where local rates far exceed both state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.1% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 18% seen across Tasmania and much higher than the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent, as 36.1% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the 20.7% national figure. This trend continues with childcare, where 31.5% provide unpaid care, well above the state average. However, the 9.3% of people providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
9.3% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.5% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.1% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 36.1%
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.
Defence force veterans make up 2.6% of the population. This is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8% and a little below the Tasmanian figure of 4%.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Rosevale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60571/rosevale/topic/community