14.0% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Richmond Valley · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Richmond Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are stepping up for unpaid work in Richmond Valley than they did in 2011. While 14.0% of the area still volunteers, this is a 5.5 point drop over a decade. The region now sees fewer people caring for children unpaid and doing housework than in previous years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates have fallen to 14.0% since 2011, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average and just a little above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 14.2% of people doing so. However, the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 22.7%, and those doing heavy housework fell to 22.8% since 2011.
14.2% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.6%, this is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) 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 Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16610/richmond-valley/topic/community