46.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ballyrogan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ballyrogan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Ballyrogan volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is a central part of daily life. This high level of engagement is seen across the board, from local volunteering to providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 46.6% of people giving their time. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for many, as 20.7% of residents provide unpaid care and 36.2% care for children unpaid. Both figures are well above the national average of around 12% and 26% respectively.
20.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.2% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
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 Ballyrogan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20117/ballyrogan/topic/community