12.1% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ball Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ball Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare in Ball Bay than in most other areas, though a high number of residents spend significant time on housework. It is a place where nearly 5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much lower here than in most areas, with 12.1% of residents volunteering—a little below the state and national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 13.3% of people provide unpaid care, 30.5% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This happens alongside a very low rate of unpaid childcare, at 17.2%, which is well below the Australian average.
13.3% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.2% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.5% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 30.5%
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.
Defence service is common here, with 4.6% of people having served. This is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the 2.8% national figure.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Ball Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30127/ball-bay/topic/community