0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blakeville · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Blakeville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost no one in Blakeville reports volunteering, marking a far bigger gap from the national figure than in most other areas. While some residents provide unpaid care, the community is largely inactive in formal volunteer roles and defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Not a single person in Blakeville reports volunteering, which is far below the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.6% of people providing care—a little above the national figure of 11.9%. However, only 9.8% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is far below the 20.7% seen across Australia.
14.6% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.8% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 uncommon here, with no residents having served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Blakeville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20258/blakeville/topic/community