24.2% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blackwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Blackwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Blackwood volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong tendency to provide unpaid care for others. Overall, the area shows much higher rates of helping others and volunteering than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 24.2%, volunteering in Blackwood is among the highest at this level and well above the South Australian figure. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 26.4% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 34.5% of people caring for children, a figure well above the national average. This goes alongside higher-than-usual rates of people providing general unpaid care and those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week.
14.3% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.5% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 25.2%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 3.3% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
3.3%
Higher than 63% 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 Blackwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403031067/blackwood/topic/community