20.8% —
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Riverton (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Riverton (South Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Riverton volunteer their time, showing a high level of local engagement. This community is notably active, with volunteering and unpaid care rates that sit well above the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.8% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 33.1% of people caring for children—a rate well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with 23.7% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is much higher than most areas.
12.0% —
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.1% —
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% —
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
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.
Around 2.6% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 59% 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 Riverton (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54505/riverton/topic/community