17.8% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 63% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Rural Balance · Section of State
Community Participation in Rural Balance
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 18% of people in Rural Balance volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While this community is more active in volunteering and unpaid work than most, the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. It is also a place with a notably high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.8% of residents volunteer, a rate higher than most similar areas. However, this figure has dropped by 5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the 20.7% national average. Around 12.8% provide other unpaid care, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 71% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 53% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 90% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.0%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas. About 4% of the population has served, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 74% of section of state 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 Rural Balance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS33/rural-balance/topic/community