15.2% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ballina · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Ballina
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 4.2% of people in Ballina have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas. While the community shows a strong history of service, the number of people volunteering has fallen to 15.2% over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decrease from 2011, when 19.8% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is common, with 13.9% of people providing care, a figure a little above the state average. However, those caring for children unpaid are well below the national level at 20.2%.
13.9% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
The share of residents who served in the Defence Force is 4.2%, which is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
4.2%
Higher than 81% 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 Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011236/ballina/topic/community