24.2% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Balgowlah Heights · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Balgowlah Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people give their time to others in Balgowlah Heights than in most similar areas. Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average. This community shows a strong trend of taking on unpaid roles, both in the wider community and within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.2% of residents volunteer, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 36.0% of people caring for children—well above the 26.3% national figure. This is consistent with a higher-than-usual 26.6% of residents who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.4% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.0% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 26.6%
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.
Defence service is less common than in most other areas, with 1.9% of people having served, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
1.9%
Lower than 60% 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 Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10155/balgowlah-heights/topic/community