12.2% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Richmond - Clarendon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Richmond - Clarendon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most other areas, with 5.3% of people in Richmond - Clarendon having this experience. While military service is a standout feature, other forms of community involvement like volunteering and unpaid childcare have both fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped to 12.2% since 2011, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare has fallen since 2011 to 23.7%, a figure that is lower than most areas. Meanwhile, 22% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 11% provide other unpaid care.
11.0% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
The 5.3% of people who served in the Defence Force is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.
5.3%
Higher 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 Richmond - Clarendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124041466/richmond-clarendon/topic/community