13.9% —
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rockhampton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Rockhampton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About the same as the state and national figures, Rockhampton shows a steady level of community involvement. While 27.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, the number of local volunteers has dropped significantly in recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Rockhampton has fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2016. At 13.9%, this is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, with 27.2% doing so. However, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is much lower than most areas at 19.3%.
11.9% —
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% —
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% —
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.2% of the population. This is lower than most areas, but about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.2%
Lower than 61% 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 Rockhampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL311004/rockhampton/topic/community