18.3% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blayney · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Blayney
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Blayney provide 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. This high level of home contribution is part of a broader trend where residents are more active in both family care and community support than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 18.3% of people helping out. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though it has fallen by 4.6 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for many, as 13.9% provide unpaid care and 27.9% look after children. This is a little above the New South Wales figures, and the number of people providing general unpaid care has risen by 2.4 points since 2011.
13.9% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.9% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 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 residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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/sa2/103041076/blayney/topic/community