30.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ravensdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ravensdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Ravensdale give their time to others than in the rest of the state, with 30% of residents volunteering. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the strong rates of unpaid care and housework compared to national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life in Ravensdale, where 33.3% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the 20.7% national figure. While only 18.3% provide general unpaid care, this is still well above the national average.
18.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 33.3%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% national figure.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Ravensdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13333/ravensdale/topic/community