15.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blackbutt South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Blackbutt South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
High levels of unpaid care and household work define the community of Blackbutt South. While volunteering is common, the area stands out for the large proportion of people who provide unpaid care for others in their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 21.0% of people providing care—well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is consistent with 31.5% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is far above the Australian average of 20.7%, though far fewer people here care for children unpaid compared to the rest of the country.
21.0% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.4% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.5% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 31.5%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 3.5% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30274/blackbutt-south/topic/community