12.2% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bluewater Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bluewater Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of residents in Bluewater Park dedicate their time to home and family duties. While unpaid care for children and housework are very common here, there is a notably strong presence of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.2% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is a major part of daily life, with 36.1% of people caring for children unpaid—well above the 26.3% national figure. This aligns with a higher number of residents doing at least 15 hours of unpaid housework (27.8%) compared to the 20.7% seen across Australia.
12.8% ▲ +48.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.1% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 27.8%
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 very common here, with 10.1% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the national figure of 2.8% and among the highest rates for similar areas.
10.1%
Higher than 96% 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 Bluewater Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30293/bluewater-park/topic/community