18.8% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Black Springs · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Black Springs
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 19% of people in Black Springs volunteer, a figure that has remained steady as a core part of local life. This is well above the national average, reflecting a community where residents are more likely to give their time than those in other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.8% of residents pitching in, which is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 9.9% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little below the national figure, 24.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is well above the New South Wales average of 21.2%.
9.9% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
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.
About 2.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 57% 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 Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10388/black-springs/topic/community