13.0% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Richmond North · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Richmond North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Richmond North provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is higher than most other areas. This reflects a community with a significant number of family care responsibilities, even as local volunteer rates have dipped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen since 2011, with only 13.0% of residents now giving their time. This is much lower than in most other areas, although it is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care for children than in most areas, at 27.5%. Meanwhile, 23.9% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the national figure, while the proportion of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
10.8% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.4%, this is well above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
5.4%
Higher than 82% of urban centre 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 Richmond North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114026/richmond-north/topic/community