9.1% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ruthven · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ruthven
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Ruthven provide unpaid childcare than the state average, yet the area has a very low rate of volunteering. This contrast defines a community where local support is focused heavily on the home rather than formal groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 9.1% of people helping out. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A striking 33.0% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 22.7% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, and 10.2% provide other unpaid care, which is a little below the state average.
10.2% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.0% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
Service to the country is more common here than in most areas. About 4.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
4.4%
Higher than 76% 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 Ruthven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13465/ruthven/topic/community