Bardia · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Bardia

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A huge 44.4% of people provide unpaid childcare in Bardia, a figure far above the national average. While family care is very common here, other forms of community contribution are much lower than in most similar areas.

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📍 Bardia, Suburb / Locality

Where Bardia sits — Volunteers

7.8%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bardia — lower than 91% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Bardia7.8%
2565, NSW 9.5%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is rare here, with only 7.8% of residents helping out, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.

7.8%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.1%
  • 2021: 7.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

The proportion of people caring for children unpaid is among the highest at this level, sitting 18 points above the Australian average. In contrast, those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than most areas at 10.1%.

10.1%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 10.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

44.4%

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 41.2%
  • 2021: 44.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

22.4%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 22.4%

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 less common in Bardia than in most areas, with 1.1% of people having served, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.

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 Bardia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10195/bardia/topic/community