9.3% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ramsgate Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ramsgate Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of volunteering and caregiving define Ramsgate Beach compared to most similar areas. Only 9.3% of residents volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with 9.3% of people helping out. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and much lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid support here than in most other areas. This includes those caring for children (22.6%), which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%, and those providing general unpaid care (10.3%).
10.3% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 1.5%, this is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality 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 Ramsgate Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13323/ramsgate-beach/topic/community