24.1% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Blyth · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Blyth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than most similar areas define Blyth (L), where nearly one in four people give their time to help others. This high level of community involvement stands out against both state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.1% of people in Blyth (L) volunteer, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1% and the South Australian rate of 17.0%. This proportion has fallen slightly by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is more common here than in most areas, with 28.8% of people providing this care. In contrast, the share of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework has fallen sharply since 2011 to 19.7%.
13.2% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -32.2%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.9% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 58% 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 Blyth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422008/blyth/topic/community