16.1% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Redwood Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Redwood Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 32% of people in Redwood Park provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This highlights a community where unpaid care and volunteering are common, though the number of volunteers has dipped slightly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 17.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 13.7% of people providing some form of care—a rate much higher than most areas. This includes 23.1% doing significant housework and a very high 32.3% who look after children unpaid.
13.7% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.3% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
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 than usual 3.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
3.5%
Higher than 67% 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 Redwood Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402051054/redwood-park/topic/community