18.9% ▲ +31.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barmah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Barmah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving their time to others is a common part of life in Barmah. Nearly one in five people volunteer here, which is well above the national figure. The community also sees a very high number of residents providing unpaid care to others in their lives.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.9% of people volunteer their time, a figure that is well above both the Victorian and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 21.8% of people providing a helping hand—among the highest rates for similar areas. This is well above the national figure, though far fewer people here care for children compared to the rest of the country.
21.8% ▲ +41.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.0% ▲ +17.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 26.2%
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 much higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most areas, with 5.2% of residents being veterans.
5.2%
Higher than 83% 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 Barmah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20144/barmah/topic/community