24.9% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blackwood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Blackwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 25% of people in Blackwood volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where residents are also more likely to have served in the Defence Force than most other communities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.9% of residents helping out. This is far above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.8% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 12.3% provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
12.3% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 25.8%
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.
Defence service is much more common in Blackwood than in most similar areas, with 5.3% of people having served. This is well above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Blackwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20256/blackwood/topic/community