13.1% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Balcolyn · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Balcolyn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower volunteering rates than most similar areas define Balcolyn, where only 13.1% of people give their time to a cause. While community service is low, the area has a notably higher presence of former Defence Force members than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.1% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 25.4% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Meanwhile, 12.5% of people provide unpaid care and 25.3% care for children unpaid.
12.5% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.6% of the population having served. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Balcolyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10146/balcolyn/topic/community