18.5% ▼ -38.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barnawartha · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Barnawartha
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define Barnawartha, where 15.5% of people provide unpaid care. This is well above the national figure and suggests a community with strong kinship or caregiving roles. Residents here are generally more active in helping others, whether through formal volunteering or looking after family members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.5% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent, with 26.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework a week. This is well above the national figure, and 29.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas.
15.5% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 26.9%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 5.1% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
5.1%
Higher than 81% 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 Barnawartha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20146/barnawartha/topic/community