41.7% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blinman · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Blinman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Forty-one percent of people in Blinman volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is the standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than those in other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Blinman are among the highest for similar areas at 41.7%. This is far above the 17.0% seen in South Australia and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is 25.0%, which is a little below the national figure. While 13.9% of people provide unpaid care, which is higher than most areas, only 19.4% do 15 or more hours of housework per week—a figure much lower than most places.
13.9% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.4%
- 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.
No one in Blinman has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and well below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
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 Blinman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40127/blinman/topic/community