16.1% ▼ -37.3%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ballan · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Ballan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Ballan than in most similar areas. While 15.1% of residents provide unpaid care, volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011. This community shows a strong commitment to supporting others in the home and through service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a big drop from 2011, when 25.6% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common in Ballan, with 15.1% of people providing it—a figure well above the national average. This is consistent with other high rates of home work, as 27.5% care for children unpaid and 23.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
15.1% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
About 3.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.7%
Higher than 54% 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 Ballan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215006/ballan/topic/community