16.8% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Richmond · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Richmond
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of the population in Richmond (L) (Qld) avoids unpaid care roles compared to the national figure. While 16.8% of residents volunteer, the area sees much lower levels of unpaid caregiving and defence service than most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are around the middle for its level at 16.8%, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 17.8% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 8.8% providing care and 22.2% caring for children, which is well below the national figure. Meanwhile, the 21.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is a little above the national average.
8.8% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
Only 2.5% of people here have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
2.5%
Lower than 76% 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322101/richmond/topic/community