16.4% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ballan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ballan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and volunteering set Ballan apart from the rest of the state. Around 15.7% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.4% of people helping out. This is well above the Victorian rate of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life for many, as 24.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure, and 27.9% of people also provide unpaid childcare.
15.7% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.7%, this is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Ballan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20108/ballan/topic/community