24.9% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Black Range · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Black Range
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Black Range volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the home, where residents are much more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than people in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.9% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. This is 11 percentage points above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.8% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with higher rates of providing unpaid care (14.9%) and caring for children (27.6%).
14.9% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.8% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 29.8%
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.
No one in the area reported serving in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Black Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10387/black-range/topic/community