15.2% ▼ -26.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blaxlands Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Blaxlands Ridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of unpaid domestic work marks Blaxlands Ridge compared to the rest of the country. While 15.2% of people volunteer, the most striking figures relate to the heavy amount of unpaid care and housework performed by residents here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people volunteer their time, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Household duties are common here, with 30.9% of people doing at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This goes alongside higher rates of unpaid care for children (28.8%) and other unpaid care (13.7%) compared to both the state and nation.
13.7% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.9% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 30.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population, which is about the same as the 2.3% seen across New South Wales and the 2.8% for Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Blaxlands Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10408/blaxlands-ridge/topic/community