19.3% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blue Mountains · State Electorate
Community Participation in Blue Mountains
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back to the community is a major part of daily life in the Blue Mountains, where 19.3% of people volunteer. This rate is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While volunteering has dipped since 2011, the area remains much more active in community support than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost one in five people volunteer in the Blue Mountains, a result that is well above both the state (13.0%) and national figures. This is a decline from 2011, when 23.2% of residents gave their time to volunteering.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here; 28.1% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the Australian figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside a higher-than-usual 13.8% of residents who provide unpaid care to others.
13.8% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
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 number of people in the Blue Mountains have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.4%, this is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.4%
Higher than 64% of state electorate 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 Blue Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10011/blue-mountains/topic/community