37.7% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Russells Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Russells Bridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 38% of people in Russells Bridge volunteer their time, showing a huge commitment to community work. This local spirit is mirrored in the high number of residents who provide unpaid care and those who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 37.7% of residents 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 is a significant part of life for many, with 19.7% of people providing this support, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 27.9% of residents caring for children unpaid, a rate higher than most areas.
19.7% ▲ +95.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -33.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 far more common in Russells Bridge than elsewhere, with 13.0% of people having served. This is far above the 2.0% found across Victoria.
13.0%
Higher 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 Russells Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22216/russells-bridge/topic/community