18.9% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ballina Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Ballina Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped by 6.5 percentage points since 2011 in Ballina Surrounds, though they remain high. Even with this decline, 18.9% of people still volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community effort is mirrored in the own-home care and unpaid work seen across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.9% of people volunteer here, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This is well above both the New South Wales rate of 13% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 26.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. This sits alongside a high 14.2% of people providing unpaid care, a rate that has barely changed since 2011.
14.2% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 26.1%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.4% of residents having served. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and slightly higher than the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.4%
Higher than 64% 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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011237/ballina-surrounds/topic/community