14.1% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blackbutt · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Blackbutt
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Blackbutt spend 15 hours or more each week on unpaid housework. This is well above the national figure, reflecting a community where many residents take on significant roles in maintaining the home and supporting others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.7% of people providing care—much higher than most areas. While those doing unpaid housework are well above the national figure at 26.3%, the share of people caring for children unpaid is far below the national rate at 14.3%.
15.7% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.3% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 26.3%
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.
A much higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.4% of the population having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.4%
Higher than 76% 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 Blackbutt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30272/blackbutt/topic/community