29.5% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Balaklava · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Balaklava
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Balaklava give their time to volunteering, making it one of the most active areas for community work. This spirit of helping others is a key part of local life, although the number of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The volunteering rate is 29.5%, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national rate of 14.1%. Despite this high standing, the figure fell 5.2 points from 34.7% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here do unpaid work than in most areas, including 26.2% who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. Unpaid care for others has also risen to 13.9%, while 26.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare.
13.9% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 26.2%
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.
A higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.9%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 60% 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 Balaklava [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415003/balaklava/topic/community