15.0% ▼ -29.0%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Riverhills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Riverhills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Riverhills have volunteered since 2011, though the area remains a hub for family support. A striking 33.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. While some community roles have shifted, the local commitment to caring for children has stayed steady over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people here volunteer, which is roughly the same as the state and national figures. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 21.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 33.3% of people helping out, far higher than the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 21.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 11.4% provide other types of unpaid care.
11.4% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.5% of the population having served.
3.5%
Higher than 68% 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 Riverhills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304011083/riverhills/topic/community