19.7% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Riverside · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Riverside
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and childcare than most similar areas define Riverside. About 20% of residents give their time to volunteer work, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.7% of people helping out, though this is 2.4 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life for many, with 29.0% of people caring for children, a figure well above the Tasmanian average. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly sit at 22.0%, while 12.0% provide other types of unpaid care.
12.0% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.7% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.7%
Higher than 73% 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 Riverside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011046/riverside/topic/community