25.6% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blackall · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Blackall
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of residents in Blackall volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community contribution is the standout feature of local participation. While volunteering is common, other forms of unpaid care and service are less frequent than in most Australian towns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25.6% of people here volunteer, which is far above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This rate is much higher than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 20%, well below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, 19.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little below the national average.
11.2% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 19.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.3% of the population. This is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8% and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
2.3%
Lower than 57% 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 Blackall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30270/blackall/topic/community