12.7% —
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Richmond - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Richmond - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Richmond - North have taken on unpaid care roles compared to the state and national figures. While volunteering rates are about the same as Victoria, the area is marked by a very low proportion of residents providing unpaid help to children or the elderly.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.7% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas; only 13.5% of people care for children unpaid, which is far below the Victorian average of 26.3%. Similarly, the proportions of people doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing general unpaid care are well below state and national levels.
9.0% —
Lower than 87% 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.
13.5% —
Lower than 97% 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 much lower than most areas, with 1.2% of the population having served, a figure slightly below the national average of 2.8%.
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 Richmond - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071518/richmond-north/topic/community