18.4% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ringarooma · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ringarooma
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Roughly middle-of-the-road results across most categories define the community spirit in Ringarooma. While volunteering is common, the town stands out for a high number of residents spending significant time on unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.4% of people in Ringarooma volunteer, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure and well above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 26.4% of residents do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, which is well above both the state and national figures. In contrast, the 23.3% who provide unpaid childcare is well below the Australian average.
12.8% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
Around 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the national average but a little below the state rate.
2.8%
Higher than 53% 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 Ringarooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60554/ringarooma/topic/community