13.4% ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Red Cliffs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Red Cliffs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About one quarter of people in Red Cliffs provide unpaid care for children, marking the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents support their families and neighbours, the number of local volunteers has dropped significantly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates have fallen 6.7 percentage points since 2011 to 13.4%. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.9% of people providing care and 23.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. About 25.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a rate similar to the rest of the country.
13.9% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 Red Cliffs than in most areas, with 2.5% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
2.5%
Lower than 60% 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 Red Cliffs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215021399/red-cliffs/topic/community