21.7% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 90% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 22% of people in Rural Balance volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community contribution defines the local area, though the proportion of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 21.7% of residents helping out, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 23.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 11.0% provide unpaid care—about the same as the national figure—while child care at home has fallen to 24.5%.
11.0% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 56% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 55% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 77% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
Defence service is typical for the region, with 3.3% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.3%
Lower than 51% 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/SOS53/rural-balance/topic/community