13.4% ▼ -45.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bar Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bar Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well below the state and national figures, only 17.9% of people in Bar Point provide unpaid childcare. This gap stands out in a community where other forms of participation, such as volunteering and defence service, largely mirror broader trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.4% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas but about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country, a higher than usual 27.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework. Unpaid care for others is provided by 10.7% of the population, which is a little below the national figure.
10.7% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.9% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 27.7%
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.
Defence service is common here, with 2.7% of people having served, a figure that is about the same as the totals for New South Wales and Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality 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 Bar Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10189/bar-point/topic/community