14.5% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ridgley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ridgley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Ridgley provide unpaid care than in the typical Tasmanian or Australian home. While 30.5% of the population care for children unpaid, a smaller share of the community takes part in formal volunteering compared to state levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. Only 14.5% of residents volunteer, which is well below the 18% figure for Tasmania.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 30.5% of people caring for children and 27.4% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework—both figures are well above the national average. Around 13.1% of people provide other forms of unpaid care, which is about the same as across Tasmania.
13.1% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.5% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 27.4%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.9%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Ridgley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60553/ridgley/topic/community