13.1% ▼ -52.7%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Two Rocks · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Two Rocks
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Two Rocks provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than in most similar areas. This community is more likely to help out at home than the state or national average, though formal volunteering has seen a sharp drop.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.1% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has fallen by 15 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 24.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—only 10.6% provide unpaid care for the elderly or disabled, which is much lower than most areas.
10.6% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 3.3% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.3%
Lower than 59% 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 Two Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515034/two-rocks/topic/community