21.4% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Balranald · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Balranald
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of people volunteer in Balranald than in most similar areas. While 21.4% of residents give their time to help others, this is a drop from 28.4% seen in 2011. This spirit of service stands out even though unpaid care work is less common here than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.4% of people in Balranald volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here handle unpaid care roles compared to most areas, with only 22.2% caring for children unpaid, well below the national figure of 26.3%. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework also fell to 20.0%, while 11.5% provide other unpaid care.
11.5% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
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.
Only 1.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
1.9%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) 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 Balranald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10300/balranald/topic/community