12.3% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Ryde · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Ryde
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in West Ryde is marked by lower levels of community involvement than in many other parts of the country. Only 12.3% of residents volunteer their time, and a smaller share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas, with 12.3% of people pitching in. This is a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care roles are less common than in most areas, with 10.7% of people providing care. About 24.7% of residents care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
10.7% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▲ +9.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 21.1%
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 lower than most areas, with only 1.1% of residents having served. This is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 67% 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 West Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14268/west-ryde/topic/community