15.8% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barron · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Barron
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 36.8% of people in Barron provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. This highlights a community where unpaid home and care work is much more common than in most other areas. While volunteer rates are slightly higher than the state average, the focus here is heavily on family and home support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of residents volunteer, a figure that is a little above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 31.6% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework and 17.5% providing unpaid care, both far above the national figures.
17.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.8% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.6% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 31.6%
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 residents in this area have served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Queensland rate of 3.9% and lower than most similar areas.
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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Barron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30176/barron/topic/community