15.2% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ballarat · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Ballarat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A shrinking share of people in Ballarat have volunteered since 2011, with the rate falling from 20.3% to 15.2%. Despite this decline, the area remains a place where unpaid care is common, with far more people providing this support than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a notable drop from 2011, when the rate was 20.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, as 14.2% of people provide this support, a figure that has risen since 2011. This is much higher than most areas, alongside a higher than usual 27.9% of people caring for children unpaid.
14.2% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.8%
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.
About 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20101/ballarat/topic/community