12.2% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Redridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Redridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of people in Redridge have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas since the last census. While volunteering is lower than the state average, a significant number of residents spend a large amount of time on housework. This reflects a community with strong ties to service and home-based responsibilities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.2% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 29.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the share of people caring for children unpaid is among the lowest at this level, sitting far below the national average of 26.3%.
12.2% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.5% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.6% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 29.6%
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.
Defence service is common here, with 6.7% of people having served. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.7%
Higher than 88% 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 Redridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32412/redridge/topic/community