26.5% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rankins Springs · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Rankins Springs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Rankins Springs volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area. Most of the population is active in providing unpaid support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 26.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the 13% seen in New South Wales and 14.1% across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common here, with 31% of people providing this support, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, 11.6% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
11.6% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
Service in the Defence Force is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.3% of the population having served.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Rankins Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13329/rankins-springs/topic/community