23.3% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barongarook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Barongarook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others has remained a key part of life in Barongarook. About 23.3% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This high level of community involvement is mirrored in the significant number of residents who provide unpaid care and support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.3% of residents giving their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent, as 29.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework—well above the 20.1% seen in Victoria. Similarly, the 17.5% who provide unpaid care is much higher than most areas.
17.5% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▼ -35.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.7%
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.
About 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.8% national figure and the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
2.7%
Higher than 51% 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 Barongarook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20149/barongarook/topic/community