11.9% ▼ -43.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ravenswood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ravenswood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 10.3% of people provide unpaid care in Ravenswood, which is a lower rate than most similar areas. This small figure sets the tone for community participation in the area, where levels of volunteering and unpaid work are generally low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 11.9% of people helping out. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is far less common here than across the state, especially for children, where the 12.4% rate is among the lowest at this level. Similarly, only 14.8% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well below the Australian figure of 20.7%.
10.3% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.4% ▼ -38.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.8% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 1.6%, this is lower than most similar areas and a little below the national average of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 62% 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 Ravenswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13334/ravenswood/topic/community