16.1% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barry · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Barry
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 7% of people in Barry have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than in most other areas. This community shows a strong commitment to service, with volunteering rates well above the New South Wales average. However, fewer residents here provide unpaid care compared to the national trend.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of residents volunteer their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13% and a little above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here, with only 9.7% of people providing this support. This is much lower than most areas, and the share of people caring for children unpaid is also well below the national figure.
9.7% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 striking 6.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
6.8%
Higher than 89% 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 Barry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10219/barry/topic/community