22.7% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Binalong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Binalong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving defines Binalong, where nearly 23% of residents volunteer. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, showing a community that puts a high value on helping others and contributing to local life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.7% of people giving their time. This is higher than most similar areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 13.4% of residents provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure of 11.9%. About 23.9% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, and 25.7% care for children unpaid.
13.4% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas. About 4.3% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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 Binalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10361/binalong/topic/community