22.2% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ruby · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ruby
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Ruby volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This community is highly active in unpaid work, with many residents providing care and support for others. While most local habits match the rest of the state, the level of unpaid housework is remarkably high.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.2% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 19% of people providing care and 34.6% spending 15 or more hours on housework, both of which are far above the national figures. Around 26.8% of people care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
19.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.6% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 34.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.0% of the population, which is about the same as the Victorian average but lower than most similar areas.
2.0%
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 Ruby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22210/ruby/topic/community