27.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Mount Richmond · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Mount Richmond
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people in Mount Richmond now volunteer compared to national levels. This community is defined by a strong culture of unpaid work, with 27.3% of residents giving their time to others, which is nearly double the Victorian figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.3% of people helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is among the highest for areas like this, involving 39.4% of residents. While 24.2% do plenty of housework—well above the national figure—only 9.1% provide other unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
9.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.4% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 Mount Richmond has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the state and national rates.
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 Mount Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21809/mount-richmond/topic/community