12.6% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blain · State Electorate
Community Participation in Blain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid childcare define the community of Blain. While a small number of people volunteer, the area has a very high proportion of former or current Defence Force members compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.6% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national figure of 14.1%. This level of community work has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is common here, with 30.3% of people providing this support, which is well above the Australian figure. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than in most areas, at 16.7%.
8.9% ▲ +16.2%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
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.
A standout 8.3% of people in Blain have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national average of 2.8%.
8.3%
Higher than 99% 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 Blain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70005/blain/topic/community