33.1% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ridgeway · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ridgeway
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of residents in Ridgeway volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the home, where many people provide unpaid care and support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 33.1% of people here volunteer, which is far above the 18% seen in Tasmania and 14.1% across Australia. This rate is much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 37.6% of residents caring for children—far above the national figure of 26.3%. While a little above the national average for general unpaid care at 15.3%, housework levels are lower than most areas.
15.3% ▲ +119.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.6% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 22.3%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population. This is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8% and a little below the state average.
2.5%
Lower than 52% 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 Ridgeway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60552/ridgeway/topic/community