31.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ballaroo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ballaroo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in three people in Ballaroo give their time as volunteers, making it a place where community involvement is far more common than in most other areas. This high level of participation defines the social fabric of the town, where residents frequently step up to support local needs.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a standout feature of the area, with 31.0% of people helping out. This is far above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, as 31.0% of people care for children and 14.3% provide other unpaid care, both of which are higher than the state and national figures. However, the 19.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is a little below the national figure of 20.7%.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 19.0%
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, a figure that is well below the Queensland average of 3.9%.
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 Ballaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30130/ballaroo/topic/community