22.3% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ryanston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ryanston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has stayed strong in Ryanston, where a striking 22.3% of people volunteer. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Residents are notably active in both formal volunteering and providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.3% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17.8% of people providing care—a figure much higher than most areas. This is consistent with a higher-than-average 28.3% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
17.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 17.8%
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: 25.7%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 28.3%
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.
Around 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Ryanston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22219/ryanston/topic/community