12.0% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Richmond Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Richmond Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide childcare here than in most similar areas, making it a standout feature of Richmond Vale. While 34.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare, other forms of community contribution like volunteering are much less common than in other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.0% of people volunteer their time, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales average of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 34.7% of people providing this care, well above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, those providing other types of unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are less common than in most areas.
10.7% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.7% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13378/richmond-vale/topic/community