12.7% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ryde · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Ryde
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 24.6% of people in Ryde provide unpaid childcare, making this the most common form of community contribution in the area. While many residents help out at home, the region sees much lower rates of volunteering and unpaid care than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011, falling from 17.2% to 12.7%. This is much lower than most other areas and sits slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 10.1% of residents provide unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas. Meanwhile, 20.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
10.1% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in Ryde, where only 1.2% of people have served. This is among the lowest rates for this level and is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) 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 Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16700/ryde/topic/community