Ryan · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Ryan

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Community involvement has remained very high in Ryan, where 61% of people volunteer. This is a standout figure for the area, sitting far above the national average of 14.1%.

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📍 Ryan, Suburb / Locality

Where Ryan sits — Volunteers

61.0% —
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ryan — higher than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Ryan61.0%
2658, NSW 30.7%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

A huge 61% of people in Ryan volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 13%.

61.0% —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 36.6% of people providing this care, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. In contrast, only 7.3% provide other types of unpaid care, and 19.5% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are lower than most areas.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

No one in Ryan has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.

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 Ryan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13466/ryan/topic/community