28.9% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Balladong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Balladong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Balladong volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement stands out in a place where residents are more likely to do unpaid housework than those in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.9% of residents helping out. This is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure, only 18.4% care for children unpaid. This rate is far below the state average of 28.5%.
11.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.4% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 26.3%
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.
About 3.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the 2.8% national average.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Balladong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50059/balladong/topic/community