12.0% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Runcorn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Runcorn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 27.4% of people in Runcorn provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution in the area. While child caring is typical for the state, other forms of volunteering and unpaid support are notably lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 12.0% of residents helping out. This is a little below the national figure of 14.1%, and the rate has fallen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 10.0% of people provide unpaid care and 18.2% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are much lower than in most areas. These figures are a little below those for Queensland and Australia.
10.0% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
Very few people in Runcorn have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.5%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 82% 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 Runcorn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303061078/runcorn/topic/community