12.4% ▲ +217.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barangaroo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Barangaroo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people handle unpaid family duties in Barangaroo compared to most other places. Only 12.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This suggests a lifestyle in Barangaroo with significantly fewer domestic and caregiving demands than the typical Australian home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 12.4% of people giving their time. This is much lower than most areas and sits a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few residents manage heavy domestic loads, as only 13.9% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, well below the 20.7% national figure. This is consistent with the low 12.4% of people caring for children unpaid, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 25.3%.
11.5% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.4% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.9% ▲ +61.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 13.9%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Barangaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10192/barangaroo/topic/community