13.1% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barraganyatti · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Barraganyatti
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid care and support in Barraganyatti than in most similar areas. While volunteering is common, the real story here is the high number of residents dedicated to housework, childcare, and veterans' service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.1% of people volunteer their time, which is much lower than most areas, though this is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 29.5% of people caring for children and another 29.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the national average, and 17.2% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas.
17.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.5% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 29.5%
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 strongly represented in Barraganyatti, where 7.4% of people have served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits well above both the state and national figures.
7.4%
Higher than 90% 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 Barraganyatti [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10210/barraganyatti/topic/community