0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barkstead · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Barkstead
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Participation levels in Barkstead have shifted since 2011, with a notable trend toward more residents performing unpaid home duties. While few people volunteer, a high proportion of the population is dedicated to housework and caregiving. This creates a community profile where domestic contributions far outweigh formal volunteer work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very rare in Barkstead, where 0.0% of people volunteer. This is far below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 34.3% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside a higher than usual 14.3% of people providing unpaid care, though only 17.1% care for children, which is well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.1% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 34.3%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 0.0% of the population. This is a little below the Victorian figure of 2.0% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Barkstead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20143/barkstead/topic/community