32.8% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Black Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Black Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 33% of people volunteer their time in Black Point, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area. Residents are also more likely to provide unpaid care and have served in the military than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.8% of residents helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and the South Australian average of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much more common than in most areas, with 18.8% of people providing support, well above the 11.9% national average. Meanwhile, 25.0% of residents care for children unpaid, which is a little below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
18.8% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -45.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
Military service is highly represented in Black Point, where 7.0% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the national rate of 2.8% and the state average of 3.2%.
7.0%
Higher than 89% 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 Black Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40113/black-point/topic/community