9.2% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blair Athol · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Blair Athol
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community engagement in Blair Athol has shifted over the last decade, though volunteering remains low. Only 9.2% of residents currently volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.2% of people volunteer here. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits well below the New South Wales average of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 24.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is roughly the same as the state figure. However, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is much lower than most areas at 19.3%.
11.0% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 in most areas, with 1.1% of residents having served. This is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 66% 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 Blair Athol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10399/blair-athol/topic/community