8.8% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sydney - Blacktown · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Sydney - Blacktown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in Sydney - Blacktown than they were ten years ago. Only 8.8% of residents now volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. While community giving has dropped, unpaid childcare remains a major part of local life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 8.8% of people here volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has fallen by 2.8 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 9.8% provide other unpaid care, which is a little below the Australian average and has fallen slightly since 2011.
9.8% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 79% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 51% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 1.1% of the population, which is among the lowest rates for this level and a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
1.1%
Lower than 96% of region (sa4) 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 Sydney - Blacktown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/116/sydney-blacktown/topic/community