25.4% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Balhannah · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Balhannah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About one in four people in Balhannah volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, even though volunteering has fallen since 2011. Most residents are active in supporting others through unpaid work and care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 25.4% of people helping out. This is well above the South Australian rate of 17.0%, though it has dropped 6.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is prevalent in Balhannah, where 15.6% of people provide care—a figure that rose since 2011 and is well above the national average. This includes 28.2% of residents caring for children unpaid, which is higher than most areas.
15.6% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
A higher proportion of people in Balhannah have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.7%, this is a little above both the South Australian and national figures.
4.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Balhannah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415004/balhannah/topic/community