23.8% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Redesdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Redesdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Redesdale volunteer, which is far above the state and national figures. This community shows a high level of unpaid contribution, though very few residents provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.8% of the population volunteer, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 14.3% of people provide some form of unpaid care, only 11% care for children, which is far below the national figure. However, 28.9% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is much higher than in most areas.
14.3% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.0% ▼ -54.8%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.9% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 28.9%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.2% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 57% 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 Redesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22154/redesdale/topic/community