19.9% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barmaryee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Barmaryee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of residents in Barmaryee contribute their time to others compared to the rest of the state. Roughly one in five people volunteer here, which is well above the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%. This spirit of giving extends into the home, where unpaid care for children is far more common than in most areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.9% of people in Barmaryee volunteer, a figure that is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much higher than most areas at 33.8%, well above the national figure of 26.3%. While 25.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, only 10.0% provide other unpaid care, which is a little below the national rate.
10.0% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 25.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.2% of the population, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.2%
Higher than 59% 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 Barmaryee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30165/barmaryee/topic/community