24.9% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Riverton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Riverton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost one in four people in Riverton (L) volunteer their time, making it a highly active place for community work. While volunteer rates have dipped since 2011, the area remains far more involved in unpaid service than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.9% of residents volunteer, which is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and far above the Australian average. This is a drop from 2011, when 32.6% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much fewer people provide unpaid childcare here compared to most areas, with only 18.4% doing so. However, a higher than usual 25.8% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
13.0% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.4% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 25.8%
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 slightly higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, with 4.9% of residents having this experience compared to 2.8% nationally.
4.9%
Higher than 77% 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 Riverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421035/riverton/topic/community