28.6% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blue Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Blue Mountain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Blue Mountain volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This community is highly active in giving their time, which is a standout feature of the area's social life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.6% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is a major priority for 20% of people, which is well above the national figure. However, the number of people caring for children unpaid (18.6%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (11.4%) are both well below the state and national averages.
20.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.4% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 more common here than in most other areas. About 5.7% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
5.7%
Higher than 86% 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 Blue Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30290/blue-mountain/topic/community