34.7% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.8%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ruffy · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ruffy
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering and unpaid work have remained central to the way people contribute in Ruffy. A striking 34.7% of the community volunteers, a figure that sits far above the national average. This spirit of contribution extends to care and defence service across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 35% of residents volunteer here, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are well above the national average at 17.4%. While far more residents spend 15 or more hours on unpaid housework than in most areas, the rate of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure.
17.4% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.4% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.6% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 32.6%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.8% of the population having served, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
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 Ruffy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22211/ruffy/topic/community