57.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Black Rock · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Black Rock
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Black Rock than in most similar areas. This community is highly active, with 57.1% of residents giving their time to volunteer work, a figure far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 57.1% of people volunteer here, which is far above the 17% seen in South Australia and 14.1% across the country.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 10.7% of people provide unpaid care—a little below the national figure—many more spend significant time at home. This includes 35.7% who do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, far above the 20.7% across Australia.
10.7% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 35.7%
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 Black Rock has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
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 Black Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40114/black-rock/topic/community