12.5% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ridleyton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ridleyton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people engage in unpaid work and volunteering in Ridleyton compared to most similar areas. Only 12.5% of residents volunteer, which is well below the South Australian figure of 17%. This trend extends to home and care duties, where participation is much lower than both the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 12.5% of people taking part. This is well below the South Australian figure of 17% and a little below the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 19.1% of people caring for children and 15.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is well below the national figures of 26.3% and 20.7% respectively.
11.8% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.1% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.5% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
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.
About 2.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Ridleyton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41258/ridleyton/topic/community