40.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Redlands · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Redlands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 40% of people in Redlands volunteer, which is far above the state and national figures. This high level of community spirit is a defining feature for the area, where residents are also much more likely to provide unpaid care compared to other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is incredibly common here, with 40% of people giving their time. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 16.7% of people providing care and 33.3% looking after children. Both figures are well above the New South Wales and national averages.
16.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 23.3%
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.
No one in Redlands has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Redlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13354/redlands/topic/community