37.5% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ramsay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ramsay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Ramsay volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This small community shows a very high level of local involvement, with many residents dedicating their time to others and their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 37.5% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Household and care duties are a major part of life in Ramsay. About 45.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, a figure far above the national average of 20.7%. This trend extends to unpaid care for others (21.9%) and children (32.8%), both of which are well above state and national levels.
21.9% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.8% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
45.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 45.3%
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.
No one in the area reported serving in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Ramsay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41237/ramsay/topic/community