7.9% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blacktown - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Blacktown - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Blacktown - West provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community contribution here. While many help out at home, the area has seen a sharp drop in formal volunteering over recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen 5.1 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas. About 24.7% of people care for children unpaid, while 10.3% provide other forms of unpaid care, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2016.
10.3% —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% —
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% —
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.2% of the population. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 87% 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 Blacktown - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116011561/blacktown-west/topic/community