9.8% —
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Riverstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Riverstone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Riverstone provide unpaid childcare, marking a significant focus on family care. While this local commitment to children is among the highest across similar areas, other forms of community involvement and service are less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.8% of people volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 34.1% of residents providing this care—well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. This is alongside 22.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, though the 10.0% who provide other unpaid care is a little below the national average.
10.0% —
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.1% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% —
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Only 1.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average.
1.6%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Riverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116021630/riverstone/topic/community