18.4% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Balgowlah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Balgowlah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people give their time to others in Balgowlah than in most parts of the country. About 18.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of contribution is seen in both formal volunteering and the high number of people caring for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.4% of people helping out, a figure well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care for children is a major part of daily life for 32.1% of residents, which is much higher than in most areas. While 22.9% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, the 9.8% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
9.8% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 22.9%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.8%, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure.
1.8%
Lower than 61% 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 Balgowlah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10154/balgowlah/topic/community