20.4% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blackwood Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Blackwood Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 32% of people in Blackwood Creek do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, which is far above the national figure. This level of home contribution is a standout feature for the area, alongside a high rate of volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.4% of people helping out, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While about 25.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is typical for the state, far fewer people here provide general unpaid care compared to most areas. Only 7.5% do so, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%.
7.5% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 32.3%
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 Blackwood Creek has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and well below the Tasmanian average of 4.0%.
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 Blackwood Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60054/blackwood-creek/topic/community