18.9% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Berri Barmera · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Berri Barmera
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 19% of people in Berri Barmera volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While this represents a strong level of community involvement, the number of volunteers has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011. The area also has a notably high rate of people providing unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.9% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is a little above the South Australian average. This level of participation is around the middle for similar areas, though it has decreased from 22.1% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.7% of people providing care—a rate much higher than most areas. While 23% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 22.7%.
13.7% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 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.
Defence service is more common in Berri Barmera than in most areas, with 3.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
3.6%
Higher than 72% 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 Berri Barmera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40520/berri-barmera/topic/community