24.6% ▼ -36.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Redhill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Redhill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one quarter of people in Redhill volunteer, making it a place where community spirit is far more active than in most other areas. This high level of engagement is a standout feature for the region, with participation rates well above the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.6% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% national figure and well above the South Australian rate of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 32.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure far above the national average. While 17.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the state and nation, the 21.3% who care for children unpaid is well below both the state and national figures.
17.2% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.3% ▼ -34.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.0% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 32.0%
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.
About 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Redhill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41241/redhill/topic/community