23.6% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ballangeich · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ballangeich
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
High levels of unpaid care and volunteering define the community spirit in Ballangeich. Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer, and over a third provide unpaid childcare, making the area stand out compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.6% of people helping out, which is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care for children is a major focus, with 34.5% of people providing unpaid childcare, well above the national figure of 26.3%. However, the area is much lower than most for those providing general unpaid care (9.1%) or doing 15 or more hours of housework (18.2%).
9.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.5% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.2% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Ballangeich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20109/ballangeich/topic/community