12.9% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barden Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Barden Ridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Barden Ridge provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the New South Wales figure. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement and service are less frequent here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.9% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is much lower than most other areas and slightly below the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14% of people providing care and 24.3% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national figures. This is most evident with childcare, where 28.8% of residents help out, well above the state average.
14.0% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.4%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure.
1.4%
Lower than 64% 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 Barden Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10194/barden-ridge/topic/community