13.8% ▼ -58.9%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blanchetown · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Blanchetown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong history of military service stands out in Blanchetown, where the proportion of veterans is well above national levels. While 7.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, other forms of community contribution, such as volunteering, have seen a sharp decline in recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly in Blanchetown, falling 20 percentage points since 2011 to 13.8%. This is now well below the South Australian figure of 17%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most other areas, at 16.4%. Meanwhile, 12.9% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.9% ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.4% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -37.1%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
Military service is common in this area, with 7.5% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above both the state and national figures.
7.5%
Higher than 95% of urban centre 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 Blanchetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422007/blanchetown/topic/community