18.1% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Richmond Valley - Coastal · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Richmond Valley - Coastal
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Richmond Valley - Coastal volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This strong community spirit is a highlight of the area, even though the volunteering rate has fallen since 2011. Residents here are generally more active in unpaid roles than people in most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.1% of people volunteer here, a figure that is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%. This is much higher than most other areas, despite falling 5.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 12.7% of people providing care and 22.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Both figures are higher than most areas, while the 24.7% of people caring for children is about the same as the state average.
12.7% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
Around 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the national and state figures, placing the area around the middle compared to similar regions.
2.8%
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Richmond Valley - Coastal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11201/richmond-valley-coastal/topic/community