16.4% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 67% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ballarat · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Ballarat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back to the local area is a strong part of daily life in Ballarat, where 16.4% of people volunteer. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%, though the number of volunteers has fallen from 22.1% in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Ballarat has a higher rate of volunteering than most similar areas, with 16.4% of residents giving their time. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care than in most other areas, with 14.5% doing so. This is a little above the national figure, and 23.2% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the Victorian average.
14.5% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 55% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 80% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 3.0% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.0%
Lower than 51% of region (sa4) 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/sa4/201/ballarat/topic/community