20.0% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement than most similar areas define Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone. One in five people here volunteer, and the area sees far more residents taking on unpaid care roles than the national average. This creates a strong pattern of people giving their time to others and their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.0% of people in Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is much higher than most areas, although the rate has fallen 5.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the Australian figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside high rates of care, as 30.2% care for children unpaid and 14.3% provide other unpaid care.
14.3% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.0% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 29.0%
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 Force service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.6% of residents having served. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 70% 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 Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124011450/blaxland-warrimoo-lapstone/topic/community