10.9% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bligh Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bligh Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of residents in Bligh Park are now caring for children unpaid, though volunteering remains low. This stands out as a community where 32.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas. Only 10.9% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 32.2% of people provide unpaid childcare—well above the New South Wales average—other forms of help are less common. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing general unpaid care are less likely to do so here than in most other areas.
11.8% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.2% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
The local presence of veterans is higher than in most similar areas. About 3.8% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the state figure of 2.3%.
3.8%
Higher than 68% 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 Bligh Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10410/bligh-park/topic/community