16.9% ▼ -24.4%
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Richmond Valley - Hinterland · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Richmond Valley - Hinterland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered their time in Richmond Valley - Hinterland since 2011, though the area remains more active than most. While volunteering has dropped, 16.9% of residents still give their time to others, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13%. This highlights a strong, albeit declining, culture of community support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most similar areas. While 16.9% of people volunteer, this is a drop of 5.5 points from the 22.4% recorded in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life here, with 14.1% of people providing care—a figure much higher than most areas. This sits alongside a higher-than-average 23.4% of residents who do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week.
14.1% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 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.
Defence service is around the middle for areas of this type. About 3.1% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 - Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11202/richmond-valley-hinterland/topic/community