6.9% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Riverwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Riverwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 6.9% of people volunteer in Riverwood, which is among the lowest rates for any similar area. This low level of community involvement is mirrored in the unpaid care and defence service figures, which all sit well below state and national levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Riverwood have fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011. At 6.9%, the proportion of people volunteering is now well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people here provide unpaid care compared to most areas. Only 19.5% care for children unpaid, and just 9.8% provide general unpaid care, both of which are well below the national figures.
9.8% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.5% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 0.7% of the population. This is among the lowest levels for similar areas and sits a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
0.7%
Lower than 95% 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 Riverwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119031373/riverwood/topic/community