25.8% ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Balranald · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Balranald
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in four people in Balranald volunteer, which is a far higher rate than across New South Wales. This community involvement has grown steadily over the last decade. While volunteering is high, the proportion of people providing unpaid care at home has generally fallen.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.8% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average of 14.1%. This rate has risen by 6.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people here care for children unpaid compared to most areas, at 20.2%. The proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework also fell sharply since 2011, while those providing general unpaid care sat at 12.9%, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.9% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -33.1%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.8% of the population, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
1.8%
Lower than 87% of urban centre 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 Balranald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115005/balranald/topic/community