19.0% ▲ +40.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Richmond Lowlands · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Richmond Lowlands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Richmond Lowlands volunteer, a figure well above the New South Wales and national averages. This high level of community spirit is paired with a higher-than-usual proportion of residents spending significant time on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.0% of people giving their time, which is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the 26.2% of people caring for children is about the same as the national figure, 26.2% of residents do over 15 hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the Australian average. However, the 9.5% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
9.5% ▲ +34.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 26.2%
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 state and national figures.
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 Richmond Lowlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13377/richmond-lowlands/topic/community