23.8% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lake Barrine · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lake Barrine
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people give their time for free in Lake Barrine than in most similar areas. Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer, and a high number of people provide unpaid care and housework compared to the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.8% of people helping out. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a significant part of life for many, as 31.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend extends to general unpaid care, with 17.7% of residents providing support, which is well above the Australian average of 11.9%.
17.7% ▲ +97.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.3% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 31.3%
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.
About 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Lake Barrine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31611/lake-barrine/topic/community