27.6% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ballidu · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ballidu
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and military service set Ballidu apart from most similar areas. Nearly 28% of residents give their time to volunteer work, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.6% of people helping out. This is far above the Western Australian rate of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.1% of residents provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure, no one in the area reports caring for children unpaid. This is far below the 26.3% national average.
12.1% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 5.2% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Western Australian rate of 2.9%.
5.2%
Higher than 82% 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 Ballidu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50063/ballidu/topic/community