36.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barrys Reef · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Barrys Reef
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 47% of people in Barrys Reef do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, which is far above the national figure. This community is highly active, with a very strong culture of volunteering and military service compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 36.7% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.3% of people provide unpaid care, about the same as the state average, the area is unusual for housework. Far more people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework (46.7%) than the national figure of 20.7%, though fewer people provide unpaid childcare (20%) compared to most areas.
13.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
46.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 46.7%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than elsewhere. At 8.1%, the number of people who served in the Defence Force is well above the 2% seen in Victoria and the 2.8% national average.
8.1%
Higher than 91% 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 Barrys Reef [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20156/barrys-reef/topic/community