38.2% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barney View · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Barney View
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 38.2% of people in Barney View volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, alongside a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is incredibly common here, with 38.2% of residents giving their time. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits 24 percentage points above the Queensland and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 11.8% of people provide unpaid care for children, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, no one in the area reports doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework per week.
11.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.8% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
Military service is very common in Barney View, where 13.9% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is far above the 2.8% seen across Australia and well above the state average of 3.9%.
13.9%
Higher 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Barney View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30169/barney-view/topic/community