29.2% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barwang · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Barwang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Barwang has seen a shift in how people contribute to their community since 2011. Nearly 30% of residents now volunteer their time, a figure that far exceeds both the state and national averages. This high level of community spirit is a defining feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 29.2% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people provide unpaid care here compared to most areas, with only 10.4% doing so. Those caring for children unpaid are well below the national average at 19.8%, though 23.6% of residents do at least 15 hours of housework a week.
10.4% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.8% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
Defence service is around the middle for its level, with 2.8% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
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 Barwang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10221/barwang/topic/community