14.9% ▼ -32.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Red Hill · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Red Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Red Hill spend their time on unpaid work than in other areas, with 36.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This highlights a community where home-based care and domestic duties are common. While volunteering is slightly less frequent than the state average, the area has a very strong record of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people in Red Hill volunteer, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here; 17.6% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This aligns with the high 36.5% of residents doing significant weekly housework, a rate far above both the state and nation.
17.6% ▲ +160.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.5% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 36.5%
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 high 6.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the 2.8% national average.
6.9%
Higher than 89% 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 Red Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51285/red-hill/topic/community