10.1% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blacktown - North · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Blacktown - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Blacktown - North provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. While family care is very common, other forms of community involvement like volunteering are much lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.1% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%. This level of participation has fallen by 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 36.3% of people providing unpaid care for children, which is among the highest rates across similar areas. This is alongside a higher than usual 23.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, though the 9.0% who provide other types of unpaid care is a little below the national figure.
9.0% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.3% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
Defence service is rare in the area, with only 1.1% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is among the lowest rates for this level and is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
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 - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11602/blacktown-north/topic/community