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Rivervale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Community Participation in Rivervale

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Only 8.7% of people in Rivervale provide unpaid care, which is much lower than most similar areas. This low level of caregiving is a defining feature of the local community, alongside a generally low rate of unpaid housework and volunteering.

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📍 Rivervale, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Rivervale sits — Volunteers

13.3% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Rivervale — lower than 60% of areas.

Rivervale13.3%
6103, WA 13.3%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 13.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the Western Australian average of 15.9%.

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13.3% —

Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Only 21.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, and just 14.1% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework per week. Both figures are well below the national and state averages, placing Rivervale among the lowest areas for these activities.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.2% of the population, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.

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 Rivervale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506021311/rivervale/topic/community