10.3% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blakehurst · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Blakehurst
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few people in Blakehurst spend their spare time volunteering, with only 10.3% of residents doing so. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%. While community service is low, many residents are busy with unpaid roles at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.3% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is a little below the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 13.2% of people providing care, a figure a little above the national average. This includes 24.6% who care for children unpaid and 22.5% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
13.2% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 22.5%
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. Only 1.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% national figure.
1.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Blakehurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10402/blakehurst/topic/community