17.1% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Riverside · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Riverside
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid work and care define the community in Riverside. About 20% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of contribution extends to volunteering, where the local rate is also significantly higher than across New South Wales.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.1% of people giving their time. This is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in Riverside, as 36.3% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework—far above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with a high rate of unpaid care, with 19.9% of residents providing support, well above the 11.9% Australian average.
19.9% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.3% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 36.3%
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.
Defence service is around the middle for similar areas, with 3.2% of people having served. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Riverside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13382/riverside/topic/community