18.2% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blayney · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Blayney
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Blayney provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is much higher than in most other areas. This high level of family support is a key feature of the local community, though volunteer rates have dipped recently.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While 18.2% of residents volunteer, this is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. However, the share of people giving their time has fallen 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 24.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. More people are providing unpaid care now than in 2011, and 13.8% of the population currently do so.
13.8% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 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.
About 2.9% of the community served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 55% 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 Blayney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10850/blayney/topic/community