12.8% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Ryde - East Ryde · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in North Ryde - East Ryde
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Lower than most similar areas, community participation in North Ryde - East Ryde is marked by a decline in volunteering. While unpaid care for children and housework remain steady, the number of people providing other forms of unpaid care has dropped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.8% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This is a significant drop from 2011, when the volunteering rate was 17.5%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, while 21.3% do 15 or more hours of housework. However, the 10.1% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
10.1% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
Defence Force service is uncommon in this area, with only 1.3% of residents having served. This is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
1.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 North Ryde - East Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/126021501/north-ryde-east-ryde/topic/community