27.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blantyre · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Blantyre
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 27.7% of people in Blantyre volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is seen in a place where people are much more likely to give their time to others than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 28% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 21.3% of people providing care and 27.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both well above national figures. In contrast, those caring for children unpaid are at 12.8%, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
21.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.8% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 27.7%
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.
No one in Blantyre has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the 3.9% seen across Queensland.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Blantyre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30284/blantyre/topic/community