19.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Redgate · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Redgate
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Redgate volunteer, a rate that has remained steady over the last decade. This local commitment to community work is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While many residents contribute their time to others, far fewer are providing unpaid care for children or the elderly compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.3% of people in Redgate volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the state and national figures, with only 20.5% of people involved. However, 28.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the Australian figure of 20.7%.
3.4% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 28.4%
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 one in Redgate has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Redgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51288/redgate/topic/community