Red Gully · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Red Gully

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Over a quarter of people in Red Gully volunteer, which is far more than the national average. This high level of community spirit stands out as the most striking feature of the area's social participation.

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📍 Red Gully, Suburb / Locality

Where Red Gully sits — Volunteers

26.7% —
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Red Gully — higher than 79% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Red Gully26.7%
6503, WA 19.3%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 26.7% of residents volunteer here, a figure that is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% national average.

26.7% —

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 26.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 13.3% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure, no one reported doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework per week.

13.3% —

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

26.7% —

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 26.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

No residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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 Red Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51284/red-gully/topic/community