40.7% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ringbark · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ringbark
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 40% of people in Ringbark volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This community is highly active in unpaid work, with a huge proportion of residents helping others and managing their own homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 40.7% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Ringbark, where 25.3% provide care and 42.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are far above the state and national averages, though the 24.2% caring for children is a little below Australia's 26.3%.
25.3% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
42.9% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 42.9%
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 this area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 2.9%.
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 Ringbark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51297/ringbark/topic/community