12.5% ▼ -43.5%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Roebourne · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Roebourne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a third of people in Roebourne provide unpaid childcare, marking a significant level of family support in the area. While many residents are heavily involved in home and care duties, a much smaller proportion now spend their time volunteering compared to previous years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.5% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This rate has fallen sharply since 2011, dropping 9.6 percentage points.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.2% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside high rates of unpaid care, with 14.8% of residents providing care and 31.0% caring for children.
14.8% ▲ +55.0%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% ▲ +48.2%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 29.2%
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 2.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas and about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
2.0%
Lower than 86% 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 Roebourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521046/roebourne/topic/community