Bally Bally · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Bally Bally

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A massive gap in volunteering marks Bally Bally, where 35.6% of people give their time to others. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, making it one of the most active areas for volunteering in the region.

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📍 Bally Bally, Suburb / Locality

Where Bally Bally sits — Volunteers

35.6% ▼ -14.8%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bally Bally — higher than 90% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Bally Bally35.6%
6304, WA 23.4%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

More than a third of people here volunteer, which is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and among the highest levels for similar areas.

35.6% ▼ -14.8%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 41.7%
  • 2016: 31.7%
  • 2021: 35.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 35.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—far above the national figure of 20.7%—very few people here provide other forms of unpaid care. No one reported providing general unpaid care, and the 11.1% who care for children unpaid is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.4%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

11.1% ▼ -65.9%

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.6%
  • 2016: 22.0%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

35.6% ▲ +7.5%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.1%
  • 2016: 41.5%
  • 2021: 35.6%

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 community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.

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 Bally Bally [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50064/bally-bally/topic/community