20.4% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Balmain · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Balmain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of volunteering than most similar areas mark Balmain as a highly engaged community. About 20.4% of residents give their time to help others, a figure that has remained steady since 2011 and sits well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in five people here volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% national figure and the 13.0% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 26.6% of people caring for children and 20.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Those providing other types of unpaid care make up 11.0% of the population, which is lower than in most areas.
11.0% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▲ +29.8%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 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.
Defence service is uncommon here, with only 1.9% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most other areas.
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 Balmain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120021387/balmain/topic/community