9.8% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Black Jack · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Black Jack
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Black Jack involves a high proportion of people managing family responsibilities at home. While few residents volunteer for community groups, a striking 37.7% of the population provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.8% of people volunteer here, a result that is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family duties are common, as 37.7% of people provide unpaid childcare and 23.8% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above national levels. However, the 4.9% of people providing other types of unpaid care is among the lowest for similar areas.
4.9% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 3.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is roughly the same as the rates seen across Queensland and Australia.
3.2%
Higher 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 Black Jack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30266/black-jack/topic/community