15.9% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 66% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Richmond · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Richmond
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Richmond provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution in the area. Residents are generally more active in their community than those in most other areas, with a high rate of volunteering and unpaid care. These trends have grown over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has risen since 2011 and now reaches 15.9%. This is higher than most areas and sits a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 12.8% of people providing it, which is higher than most areas. While childcare is about the same as the state at 24.5%, those doing 15 or more hours of housework have risen to 22.2% since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 69% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 68% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
A higher proportion of people in Richmond have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.2%, this is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
3.2%
Higher than 64% of federal electorate 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 Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED138/richmond/topic/community