61.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ryan · Suburb / Locality
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%.
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.
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.
7.3% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.6% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
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.
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).
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