18.8% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Riddells Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Riddells Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost one in five people in Riddells Creek volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This spirit of helping out is reflected in high levels of unpaid care and housework within the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here at 18.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is 6.1 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of daily life, with 30.8% of people caring for children and 27.8% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both figures well above the state and national averages. About 13.7% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, which is much higher than in most other areas.
13.7% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.8% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
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 seen in 3.1% of the population, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas and is slightly above the Victorian average of 2.0%.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Riddells Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210021234/riddells-creek/topic/community