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.
Baromi · Suburb / Locality
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.
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.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
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.
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.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.8% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
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%.
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).
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