14.3% —
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ballarat East - Warrenheip · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Ballarat East - Warrenheip
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 15% of people in Ballarat East - Warrenheip provide unpaid care, marking the area's most significant contribution to community support. While volunteering rates are typical for the region, the local area has a notably higher proportion of residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.3% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.6% of people providing support, which is much higher than most areas. However, those caring for children unpaid are a little below the national figure at 24.3%, while 20.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.6% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% —
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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, which is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.4%
Higher than 65% 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 Ballarat East - Warrenheip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011481/ballarat-east-warrenheip/topic/community