16.4% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bargara · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bargara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Bargara has remained steady over the last decade, with a strong presence of former service members. Around 16.4% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure. This reflects a community that is actively engaged in local and unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.4% of residents volunteer their time. This is around the middle for similar areas and sits a little above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people in Bargara provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country, at just 20.0%. Meanwhile, 12.3% provide some form of unpaid care, and 23.4% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.3% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force than in most other areas. At 5.0%, this is a little above the state figure of 3.9% and nearly double the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.0%
Higher than 81% 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 Bargara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30157/bargara/topic/community