13.7% ▼ -40.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barellan Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Barellan Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure for unpaid care and veteran status, Barellan Point is a place where many residents support their families and country. While 13.7% of people volunteer, the community stands out for its high rates of unpaid caregiving and former Defence Force service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The proportion of people who volunteer is 13.7%, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family support is a major feature here, with 31.9% of people caring for children unpaid—well above the national figure of 26.3%. This is consistent with more people spending 15 or more hours on unpaid housework (27.0%) compared to the Australian average.
13.4% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.9% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 27.0%
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 striking 9.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and well above the 2.8% national average.
9.2%
Higher than 94% 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 Barellan Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30156/barellan-point/topic/community