18.9% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ross · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Ross
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 19% of people in Ross (L) volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a community where people are active in local efforts, despite a sharp drop in those providing unpaid care for children over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.9% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the 14.1% national figure. This level of participation has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care here than in the rest of the state, with only 8.0% caring for children and 7.3% providing other unpaid care. However, 24.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the national figure.
7.3% ▼ -36.6%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.0% ▼ -73.1%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -27.4%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 common in Ross (L), where 6.7% of people have served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.7%
Higher than 90% 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 Ross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622021/ross/topic/community