25.4% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Riverview · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Riverview
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Riverview contribute their time to others than in most similar areas. A striking 25.4% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement extends to unpaid care and housework within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.4% of people giving their time. This is much higher than most areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life in Riverview, where 33.2% of people care for children, well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with more residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework (25.9%) and a little more people providing general unpaid care (13.4%) than the state average.
13.4% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.2% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
About 1.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
1.8%
Lower than 60% 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 Riverview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13385/riverview/topic/community