68.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Richlands · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Richlands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A staggering 68.6% of people volunteer in Richlands, making it one of the most active areas for community work at this level. This high rate of participation is far above the national figure of 14.1%. Residents here also take on significant unpaid responsibilities at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 68.6% of people giving their time. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Richlands, as 40.0% of people care for children unpaid, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with 34.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, and 14.3% providing other unpaid care.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
40.0% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 34.3%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
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 Richlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13374/richlands/topic/community