43.3% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ringwood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ringwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 43% of people volunteer in Ringwood, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, which also has a significant number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Ringwood are among the highest for similar areas, sitting at 43.3%. 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.
While 13.3% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure, only 16.7% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well below both the state and national averages.
13.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
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.
Defence service is common here, with 11.8% of residents having served. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia and the 2.3% average for New South Wales.
11.8%
Higher 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 Ringwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13380/ringwood/topic/community