9.0% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blacktown · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Blacktown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 9.0% of people in Blacktown volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This reflects a community where formal volunteering has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011. While local engagement in organised groups is low, rates of unpaid family care remain typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.0% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Meanwhile, those providing other types of unpaid care are at 10.2%, which is much lower than most areas.
10.2% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 service is less common here than elsewhere, with only 1.1% of the population having served in the Defence Force, a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 94% of sub-region (sa3) 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11601/blacktown/topic/community