22.7% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Balonne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Balonne
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Balonne volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines local life, even though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. It is a place where people contribute significantly to local causes compared to most of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.7% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. However, this figure has fallen 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care and housework are less common here than in most areas, with only 9.9% of people providing unpaid care. Those caring for children unpaid (24.7%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.1%) are both a little below the national figures.
9.9% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 19.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.1% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland rate of 3.9%, while remaining about the same as the Australian figure.
2.1%
Lower than 71% 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 Balonne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011171/balonne/topic/community