19.2% —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Barton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has dropped significantly in Barton since 2016, though it remains a key part of the area's social fabric. While the community is very active in service and volunteering, far fewer residents are engaged in unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the territory.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people in Barton volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decline from 2016, when 25.6% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas. Only 13.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure far below the 28.3% seen across the ACT.
9.6% —
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.7% —
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.5% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 striking 10.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for any similar area and well above the national average of 2.8%.
10.7%
Higher than 99% 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 Barton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801061129/barton/topic/community