18.7% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rivett · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rivett
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 31.4% of people in Rivett provide unpaid child care, which is much higher than most areas. This community is very active in supporting others, both through high rates of family care and a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.7% of residents volunteer, a figure that is roughly the same as the Territory average and well above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing some form of care—a little above the national figure. This is reflected in the 24.5% who do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Australian average.
14.3% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 24.5%
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.
The share of people who served in the Defence Force is 5.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure.
5.1%
Higher than 82% 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 Rivett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80115/rivett/topic/community