10.8% ▼ -36.9%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Rothbury · Urban Centre
Community Participation in North Rothbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people provide unpaid childcare in North Rothbury than in the rest of the state. While nearly 40% of residents care for children without pay, the area has seen a sharp decline in other forms of community involvement.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen since 2011, with only 10.8% of people now volunteering. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and is much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 39.5% of people helping out—a figure far above the New South Wales average. This is alongside a higher rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, though those providing other unpaid care are a little below the national average at 10.0%.
10.0% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.5% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 24.8%
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 more common in North Rothbury than in most areas. About 4.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the state and national figures.
4.6%
Higher than 72% of urban centre 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 North Rothbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115112/north-rothbury/topic/community