19.1% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blackburn · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Blackburn
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Blackburn volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, as residents are far more likely to give their time to others than people across Victoria or Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.1% of residents are volunteers, a figure that sits well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.5% of people providing this support, which is higher than most areas. This is alongside 26% of residents who care for children unpaid, a rate about the same as the national figure.
14.5% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 2.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the Victorian average of 2.0%.
2.1%
Lower than 59% 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 Blackburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20252/blackburn/topic/community