17.6% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Balldale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Balldale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 18% of people in Balldale volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This community shows a strong tendency to give back, particularly through volunteering and a high rate of former defence force members. These activities reflect a locally active population compared to the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.6% of residents helping out. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% average for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the 9.2% of people providing unpaid care is much lower than most areas, 24.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
9.2% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 high 5.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Balldale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10160/balldale/topic/community