15.2% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Russell Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Russell Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving time to others is a common part of life in Russell Vale, where unpaid care for children and family is far more frequent than in most similar areas. While 15.2% of people volunteer, the most striking feature of the area is the high proportion of residents managing significant unpaid care duties at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most similar areas, though the 15.2% rate remains a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Russell Vale, with 32.5% of people caring for children—well above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of family care is consistent with the area's figures for other unpaid work, as 15.3% provide general unpaid care and 24.6% spend 15 or more hours on housework weekly.
15.3% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 2.5%, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.5%
Lower than 52% 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 Russell Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13463/russell-vale/topic/community