# Community Participation — Richmond

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Area: Richmond (Council (LGA))

Far more people volunteer in Richmond than in most other similar areas, with 23.5% of residents giving their time. This is well above the national figure, although the rate of volunteering has fallen since 2011. Other forms of community and home support are less common here than in other parts of the country.

Almost a quarter of residents in Richmond volunteer, which is 9.4 percentage points higher than both the Queensland and Australian averages. This represents a significant drop from 2011, when 34.4% of the community volunteered.

Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas; only 8.3% of people provide unpaid care, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. Similarly, those caring for children unpaid (22.8%) and those doing over 15 hours of housework (20.2%) are both lower than the state and national averages.

Very few people in Richmond have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.5%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 23.5% | -31.7% since 2011 |
| People providing unpaid care | 8.3% | -15.8% since 2011 |
| People caring for children unpaid | 22.8% | -9.2% since 2011 |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 1.5% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 20.2% | -5.8% since 2011 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36300/richmond/topic/community