23.0% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barrington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Barrington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Barrington volunteer their time, a figure far above the state and national averages. This high level of community involvement is seen across various forms of unpaid work and service. The area shows a strong tendency for people to contribute their time to others and the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23% of people here volunteer, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13% and well above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in Barrington, with 33.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure far above the national average. This is consistent with a high proportion of people providing unpaid care for others, which is well above the state and national figures.
16.5% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.6% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 33.6%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 4.5% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national average.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Barrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10217/barrington/topic/community