29.7% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barcaldine · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Barcaldine
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Barcaldine volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community spirit stands out as the most striking feature of local participation. While volunteering is common, other forms of unpaid care and housework are less frequent than in most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.7% of residents volunteer their time, which is much higher than most areas. This is far above the Queensland and Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than elsewhere, with only 9.1% of people providing unpaid care. Similarly, the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
9.1% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
A higher proportion of people in Barcaldine have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.5%, this is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 Barcaldine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30153/barcaldine/topic/community