21.9% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Richmond Hill · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Richmond Hill
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 22% of people in Richmond Hill (L) volunteer, a figure that is well above the national average. Residents here are very active in their community and more likely than most to provide unpaid care and support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 21.9% of residents helping out, though this is 1.3 percentage points lower than in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life here, as 28.3% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure, alongside a much higher than average 15.8% of residents providing unpaid care.
15.8% ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 28.3%
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.
About 3.4% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121098/richmond-hill/topic/community