9.0% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Hurstville - Blakehurst · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in South Hurstville - Blakehurst
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 9.0% of people in South Hurstville - Blakehurst volunteer their time, a figure that is well below the national average. This low level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, where volunteer rates have fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The 9.0% volunteering rate is much lower than in most similar areas. This is well below the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and has dropped 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid child care here than in most areas, at 21.9%, which is well below the national figure. Meanwhile, about 20.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
10.8% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
Just 0.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is among the lowest rates for areas of this size and sits a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
0.9%
Lower than 92% 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 South Hurstville - Blakehurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119031374/south-hurstville-blakehurst/topic/community