11.8% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blair · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Blair
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in Blair than a decade ago, but the area remains a place where many residents provide unpaid support. While volunteer rates have dropped, a striking 29.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.8% of people in Blair volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 18.0% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much higher than most areas, 29.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare, while 12.7% provide other types of unpaid care. About 21.7% also do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the national figure.
12.7% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 83% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 62% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 high 6.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.2%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate 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 Blair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED301/blair/topic/community