10.4% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Black River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Black River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking gap exists in how people contribute to their community in Black River, where Defence service is very high but volunteering is low. While 8.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, only 10.4% of people volunteer their time.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Black River are well below both the state and national figures of 14.1%, with only 10.4% of people helping out. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 28.7% of people caring for children, which is a little above the national average. This is alongside a higher rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework compared to the rest of the country.
12.8% ▲ +48.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 among the highest for areas of this size. At 8.5%, the proportion of people who served is well above the 3.9% seen in Queensland and the 2.8% figure for Australia.
8.5%
Higher than 92% 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 River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30268/black-river/topic/community