22.8% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ridgelands · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ridgelands
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Ridgelands have stepped up to help others recently, with volunteering rates now well above the national figure. This community spirit is reflected in the 22.8% of residents who volunteer, a much higher rate than most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.8% of people giving their time, which is 8.7 percentage points higher than both the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is a little above the national rate at 27.8%, and 25.3% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. However, the 8.6% of people providing other unpaid care is well below the national figure.
8.6% ▲ +44.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 25.3%
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.
Defence service is around the middle for its level, with 2.5% of the population having served, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.5%
Lower than 53% 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 Ridgelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32427/ridgelands/topic/community