15.4% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Redhead · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Redhead
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid childcare set Redhead apart from the rest of the state. Around 29.4% of people here provide unpaid child care, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This community also shows a strong commitment to service, with higher-than-average numbers of veterans and volunteers.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of residents volunteer, which is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.4% of people providing support. This is a little above the national figure, and 22.6% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly.
13.4% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.5% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales average.
3.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Redhead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13353/redhead/topic/community