11.4% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bargo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bargo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Bargo look after children without pay, marking the most common form of community contribution here. While child care and housework are frequent activities, volunteering rates are notably lower than in most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.4% of people volunteer their time, which is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a significant commitment here, with 26.2% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, well above the 20.7% national figure. This sits alongside a higher than average 27.8% of residents who provide unpaid childcare.
12.1% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 26.2%
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.
About 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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 Bargo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10199/bargo/topic/community