18.5% ▲ +627.8%
Higher than 67% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 18.5%
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.
A massive 16 percentage point jump in volunteering has seen Rural Balance become an area where 18.5% of people give their time. This level of community involvement is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While many residents volunteer, fewer people here provide unpaid care compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has surged since 2011, with 18.5% of people now volunteering, which is higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than elsewhere; for example, the 15.1% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This trend is seen across the board, with fewer people doing significant unpaid housework or general care compared to most areas.
9.9% ▲ +329.0%
Lower than 72% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.1% ▲ +185.6%
Lower than 81% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.8% ▲ +427.9%
Lower than 72% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 rare in the area, with only 1.5% of people having served, which is among the lowest rates for similar regions.
1.5%
Lower than 89% 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/SOS93/rural-balance/topic/community