24.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ravenswood South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ravenswood South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Ravenswood South volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, which also sees a high number of residents providing unpaid care and support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.2% of people helping out, which is far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people care for children unpaid compared to the state (15.2% against 26.3%), the area has a much higher rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and providing general unpaid care.
18.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.2% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.8% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 28.8%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 4.8%, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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 Ravenswood South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22143/ravenswood-south/topic/community