11.8% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Regency Downs · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Regency Downs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care work than most similar areas define Regency Downs. While volunteering is low, many residents spend significant time looking after family and home, and there is a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.8% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family responsibilities are common here, with 31.3% of people providing unpaid childcare—well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. This is reflected in other chores too, as 26.6% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, and 14.3% provide some form of unpaid care.
14.3% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 26.6%
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.
A higher number of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.5% having served, which is a little above the 2.8% national average.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Regency Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32416/regency-downs/topic/community