17.8% ▼ -27.5%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Balmoral · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Balmoral
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 31% of people in Balmoral provide unpaid child care, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This high rate of family care defines the local community, though the number of people volunteering for other causes has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.8% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Queensland and Australian averages. However, this is down 6.8 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 31.5% of people provide unpaid child care, only 9.6% provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than in most areas. Roughly 19.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
9.6% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.5% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
Around 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Balmoral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305021113/balmoral/topic/community