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Ringwood Metropolitan Activity Centre

Defence service

In Ringwood Metropolitan Activity Centre 0.2% of people over the age of 15 were current serving ADF members, in either regular or reserves service, while 1.3% indicated past defence force service. Ringwood Metropolitan Activity Centre has a higher current ADF service than Ringwood East.

The 2021 Census for the first time asked about service in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), which inlcudes the Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force. This can be a combination of full-time paid employment (regular service) and part-time (reserves service). The question also asks whether each person is a current serving member or has past service with the ADF. Defence is a major employer in some parts of Australia and understanding the characteristics of this employment can be important in planning for the community. Issues affecting veterans may also be important even where there are no defence bases in the area. This data should be looked at in conjunction with Employment Status and Volunteering data.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'Has the person ever served in the Austrlalian Defence Force?'

Defence service
Ringwood Metropolitan Activity Centre - Males (Usual residence)2021
Defence serviceNumber%Ringwood East %
Current Australian Defence Force service (total)50.20.2
Regular defence service50.20.0
Reserves defence service0--0.1
Past defence service301.31.9
No Australian Defence Force service2,22394.094.7
Not Stated1064.53.3
Total males2,364100.0100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the defence force service status of Ringwood Metropolitan Activity Centre in 2021 compared to Ringwood East shows that there was a lower proportion of people with past ADF service, and a higher proportion of people with current ADF service.

The major difference between Ringwood Metropolitan Activity Centre's defence force service and Ringwood East's defence force service is:

  • A larger percentage with Not Stated (4.5% compared to 3.3%)

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