16.4% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Balmain · State Electorate
Community Participation in Balmain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 16.4% of residents in Balmain volunteer their time, a rate well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. While community spirit is high, the area has much lower levels of unpaid care and housework compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, though the rate has fallen from 18.5% in 2011 to 16.4%. This remains a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common than in most areas. Only 9.6% of people provide unpaid care, and the 22.5% who care for children unpaid is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
9.6% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 18.0%
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.
Defence Force service is rare in Balmain, with only 1.5% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 86% of state electorate 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 Balmain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10004/balmain/topic/community