11.0% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bargo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bargo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Bargo than in most similar areas, with only 11.0% of residents pitching in. While local involvement has dropped, there is a strong presence of people managing unpaid work and childcare at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 4.6 percentage points since 2011. At 11.0%, the proportion of residents who volunteer is now well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is alongside a higher than average 27.6% of residents providing unpaid childcare.
12.0% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.2%
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.
About 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
2.5%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Bargo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123031445/bargo/topic/community