15.9% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ringwood East · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ringwood East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Ringwood East provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This highlights a community where a large number of residents are heavily involved in family care. While many help at home, a smaller share of the population engages in formal volunteering compared to other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is a little above both the Victorian and Australian averages, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing care and 29.9% looking after children, both of which are higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 21.1% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is about the same as the national figure.
14.3% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.9% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 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 Force veterans make up 2.1% of the population, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the Victorian average.
2.1%
Lower than 59% 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 Ringwood East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22175/ringwood-east/topic/community