24.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blythdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Blythdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all adults in Blythdale provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This high level of family responsibility is mirrored by a strong spirit of community service throughout the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 24.2% of people giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% recorded for both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is a major part of local life, as 21.2% provide unpaid care and 27.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. These figures are well above the national averages.
21.2% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
45.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 27.3%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
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 Blythdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30295/blythdale/topic/community