12.9% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Balaclava · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Balaclava
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 32% of people in Balaclava provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family care is the most prominent feature of community life here, while other forms of volunteering and service are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This rate is about the same as the New South Wales average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care for children is very common, with 31.8% of people doing so unpaid. This is well above the state and national figures, and 24.9% of residents also do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly.
11.1% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 24.9%
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.
A higher than usual 4.0% of people in Balaclava have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
4.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality 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 Balaclava [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10144/balaclava/topic/community