21.0% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne give their time to volunteering, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is paired with a significant number of residents who provide unpaid care for children and the elderly.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the national average of 14.1%. This trend has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 31.4% of people caring for children, which is well above the Australian average. This figure rose 4.0 points since 2011, while 12% of people provide other types of unpaid care.
12.0% ▲ +21.8%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
About 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 50% 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 Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506031129/riverton-shelley-rossmoyne/topic/community