8.8% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blacktown · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Blacktown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 8.8% of people in Blacktown volunteer, a figure that is well below both the state and national levels. While unpaid community work is low, nearly 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped in Blacktown, falling from 11.6% in 2011 to 8.8% in 2021. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.3% of people providing this care, which is well above the New South Wales figure. However, only 9.9% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, which is a little below the national average.
9.9% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
Defence service is less common in Blacktown than in most other areas, with only 1.1% of people having served. This is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) 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 Blacktown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10750/blacktown/topic/community