13.2% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Richmond · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Richmond
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significantly higher share of former Defence Force members live in North Richmond compared to the rest of the state. While many residents contribute to their community through unpaid work and home duties, others show lower rates of volunteering than people in similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 13.2% of people in North Richmond volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas but about the same as the New South Wales and national rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Roughly 24.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. About 26.6% provide unpaid childcare, while 11.1% provide other types of unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
11.1% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
The 5.1% of residents who have served in the Defence Force is much higher than in most areas, and sits a little above both the state and national figures.
5.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality 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 North Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13012/north-richmond/topic/community