22.4% ▼ -24.0%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Berrigan · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Berrigan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has dropped by 7.1 percentage points since 2011 in Berrigan, though it remains a high point for the area. Even with this decline, 22.4% of residents still give their time to help others, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.4% of people in Berrigan volunteer, a rate that is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.9% of residents provide unpaid care—slightly above the state average—far fewer people here care for children unpaid compared to most other areas, at 21.7%. Meanwhile, 23% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
12.9% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.7% of residents having served.
3.7%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) 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 Berrigan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10650/berrigan/topic/community