12.5% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barlil · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Barlil
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Barlil provide unpaid childcare, which is a higher rate than most similar areas. While family care is common, other forms of community contribution and service are less frequent here than in the state or national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most areas, with only 12.5% of residents helping out, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is a common activity for 28.1% of the population, which is a little above the Queensland average. However, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are much lower than in most areas.
12.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 18.8%
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.
No one in Barlil has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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).
More for Barlil
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Barlil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30162/barlil/topic/community