10.5% ▼ -52.7%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ripley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Ripley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Roughly 38.5% of people in Ripley provide unpaid childcare, a rate far above the national figure. This highlights a community heavily focused on family care, though other forms of local contribution and service vary widely. The area also has a notably high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.5% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Queensland average of 14.1%. This level of community involvement has fallen sharply by 12 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 38.5% of people caring for children unpaid, which is far above the national average. Other unpaid work is less common, as the 9% who provide general unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
9.0% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.5% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 20.3%
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.
A striking 10.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 3.9% seen across Queensland and the 2.8% national figure.
10.1%
Higher than 99% 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 Ripley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031294/ripley/topic/community