11.8% —
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rockingham (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Rockingham (South Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 8% of people in Rockingham (South Metropolitan) have served in the Defence Force, a figure well above the national average. While military service is common, other forms of community involvement have seen a decline. Only 11.8% of residents now volunteer, which is a sharp drop from previous years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen steeply in this area, dropping 12 points since 2016 to reach 11.8%. This is now well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people providing unpaid care is 11.9%, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the number of people caring for children unpaid has fallen since 2016 and is now well below the state average.
11.9% —
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% —
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% —
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 service is very high here, with 7.9% of the population having served. This is well above the 2.9% seen across Western Australia and the 2.8% national average.
7.9%
Higher than 99% 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 Rockingham (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54605/rockingham/topic/community