19.1% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blairgowrie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Blairgowrie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Blairgowrie stands out among similar areas for its high levels of community involvement and unpaid work. Nearly one in five residents volunteers, a figure well above the national average, while a high proportion of the population also provides unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.1% of people in Blairgowrie volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% figure for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and 15.0% providing unpaid care, both well above national figures. However, the 21.6% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national average of 26.3%.
15.0% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 26.2%
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.
A slightly higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.3% of residents having served, which is a little above the 2.0% found in Victoria.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 Blairgowrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20257/blairgowrie/topic/community