Baromi · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Baromi

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Nearly 30% of people in Baromi volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This is a community where residents are very active in unpaid work, both through volunteering and caring for others at home.

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📍 Baromi, Suburb / Locality

Where Baromi sits — Volunteers

29.8%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Baromi — higher than 86% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Baromi29.8%
3871, VIC 23.7%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 29.8% of people helping out, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.

29.8%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.3%
  • 2021: 29.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is a major part of life in Baromi, where 36.5% of people care for children—far above the national figure of 26.3%. This trend extends to other chores, with 28.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the 20.7% typical across Australia.

15.4%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.5%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

36.5%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.0%
  • 2021: 36.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

28.8%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.8%
  • 2021: 28.8%

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.

No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.

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 Baromi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20148/baromi/topic/community