18.3% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 88% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Riverina · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Riverina
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines daily life in Riverina, where volunteering is far more common than in most other areas. Around 18.3% of people give their time to a cause, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates in Riverina are much higher than most areas, sitting at 18.3%. While this is well above the New South Wales average of 13%, the figure has fallen 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care and do significant housework than in most areas. About 13% provide unpaid care, while 21.7% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is a little above the national figure.
13.0% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 50% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 62% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 much more common here than in most other areas. At 4.1%, the share of people who have served in the Defence Force is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.1%
Higher than 86% 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 Riverina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED139/riverina/topic/community