26.5% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rosny · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rosny
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 26.5% of people in Rosny volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of community spirit is much higher than in most similar areas. Residents here are also more likely to provide unpaid care and have a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.5% of residents giving their time. This is well above the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and far above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more common than in most areas, with 14.9% of people providing support. This includes 27.1% who care for children and 24.3% who do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both figures being above the national average.
14.9% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 24.3%
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.
Military service is more frequent here than in most areas. Around 5.5% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above both the Tasmanian and national figures.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Rosny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60573/rosny/topic/community