16.5% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Balwyn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Balwyn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Balwyn contribute their time to others than in most similar areas. While volunteering has dropped since 2011, the area remains active with 16.5% of residents giving their time to a cause. This spirit of service extends to the home, where unpaid care for others is notably common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A total of 16.5% of people volunteer here, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This is a drop from 2011, when 22.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 14.3% of residents helping others. This sits alongside a higher-than-average 22.6% of people who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.3% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 1.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
1.4%
Lower than 83% 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 Balwyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011147/balwyn/topic/community