15.3% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ballarat · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Ballarat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Ballarat provide unpaid childcare, marking this as the most common form of community contribution. While unpaid care is widespread, the city has seen a notable drop in formal volunteering over the last decade. This mix of roles shows a community where family and care responsibilities take center stage.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 15.3% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is lower than most similar areas and has fallen 5.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 14.2% of people providing care for others, a figure much higher than most areas. This includes 27.7% of residents caring for children and 21.7% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly.
14.2% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
About 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the national and state figures.
2.8%
Lower than 58% 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 Ballarat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20570/ballarat/topic/community