13.8% —
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Redfern · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Redfern
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in Redfern than in most other areas. While about 13.8% of residents volunteer, which is similar to the state and national figures, the area has very low rates of unpaid housework and childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 13.8% of people in Redfern volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the 13% seen across New South Wales and 14.1% nationally.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in the rest of the state. Only 11.9% of residents care for children unpaid and 11.9% do over 15 hours of housework, both figures far below the national averages of 26.3% and 20.7%.
7.5% —
Lower than 93% 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.
11.9% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.9% —
Lower than 96% 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.
Defence service is less common in Redfern than in most areas, with only 1.2% of people having served in the Defence Force.
1.2%
Lower than 88% 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 Redfern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031642/redfern/topic/community