13.0% ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rockhampton · State Electorate
Community Participation in Rockhampton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering defines the community profile of Rockhampton, where the rate fell by 7.5 percentage points since 2011. While 13.0% of people now volunteer, other forms of unpaid work, such as childcare and housework, have seen a notable increase over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower than in most areas, with 13.0% of people pitching in. This is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work has risen since 2011, with 27.2% of people now caring for children and 11.9% providing other unpaid care. Meanwhile, 19.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little below the national figure.
11.9% ▲ +63.9%
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▲ +60.1%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% ▲ +55.5%
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
3.1%
Higher than 58% of state electorate 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 Rockhampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30073/rockhampton/topic/community