17.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blowhard · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Blowhard
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 17% of people in Blowhard volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit stands out in an area where unpaid care roles are common but intensive housework is less frequent than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.3% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Victorian average of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.7% of people providing support, which is a little above the national figure. However, only 13.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a result that is well below the national average of 20.7%.
14.7% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.3% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
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 Blowhard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20261/blowhard/topic/community