17.2% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Redlynch · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Redlynch
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in three people in Redlynch provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is well above the national average. This high level of family care is paired with a strong tradition of volunteering and military service. While these community activities remain common, some rates of unpaid work have dipped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 17.2% of people pitching in. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, although it has fallen by 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 34% of people helping out, which is well above the 26.3% seen across Australia. In contrast, the 10.5% of people providing other forms of unpaid care is much lower than in most similar areas.
10.5% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.0% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 4.4% of residents having served. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 83% 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 Redlynch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011141/redlynch/topic/community