7.1% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Red Lion · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Red Lion
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people in Red Lion volunteer compared to similar areas. While 15.2% of residents provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas, the overall level of community volunteering is quite low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.1% of people volunteer here, a figure that is well below the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common, with 15.2% of residents doing so, which is well above the Australian average of 11.9%. However, the number of people caring for children unpaid is far below the national figure at just 12.1%.
15.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.1% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.9% of the population having served, which is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Red Lion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22150/red-lion/topic/community