13.8% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ridgehaven · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ridgehaven
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Ridgehaven involves a mix of family duties and service, with 3.7% of residents having served in the Defence Force. While many locals focus on home life, volunteer rates are lower than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.8% of people here volunteer, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0% and lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 26.2% of residents looking after children, a figure about the same as the national average. However, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care or doing heavy housework is lower than in most areas.
11.9% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
More people in Ridgehaven have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas, with 3.7% of the population having a military background.
3.7%
Higher than 66% 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 Ridgehaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41257/ridgehaven/topic/community