11.1% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blackfellows Caves · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Blackfellows Caves
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Blackfellows Caves than in most similar areas. Only 11.1% of residents give their time to volunteer work, which is well below both the South Australian and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are much lower here than in most other areas, sitting at 11.1% compared to 17% across South Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is among the lowest at this level at 11.1%, far below the national figure of 26.3%. However, 13.9% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is higher than in most areas.
13.9% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.1% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 4% of residents having served.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 Blackfellows Caves [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40116/blackfellows-caves/topic/community