10.5% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Riverstone · State Electorate
Community Participation in Riverstone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of people in Riverstone provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the New South Wales average. While many residents are heavily involved in family care, other forms of community contribution like volunteering are much lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.5% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This level of participation has fallen 3.6 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 35.4% of people providing unpaid care for children, far above the state average. This is consistent with a higher than usual 23.2% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, though only 9.2% provide other types of unpaid care.
9.2% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.4% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in the area, with only 1.2% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little below both the state and national figures.
1.2%
Lower than 91% of state electorate 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 Riverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10071/riverstone/topic/community