19.7% ▼ -28.8%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wentworth-Balranald Region · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Wentworth-Balranald Region
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in the Wentworth-Balranald Region than in most similar areas. Nearly one in five residents gives their time to help others, which is well above both the state and national figures. However, this level of community involvement has dropped by 8 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.7% of people here volunteer, a rate that is well above the New South Wales figure of 13% and the Australian average of 14.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas, despite a decline from 27.7% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, with 10.8% of residents in this role. Similarly, those caring for children unpaid are well below the national figure of 26.3%, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework sit at 21.2%, about the same as the state average.
10.8% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
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. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
1.9%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Wentworth-Balranald Region [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109021179/wentworth-balranald-region/topic/community