21.6% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Baroota · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Baroota
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines Baroota, where 21.6% of people give their time to help others. This is well above both the state and national figures, though the area sees much lower levels of unpaid care and housework compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.6% of residents helping out. This is well above the 17.0% seen across South Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is far less common than usual, with only 5.9% of people providing unpaid care and 7.8% caring for children. This is well below the state and national figures, as is the 17.6% who do 15 or more hours of housework.
5.9% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
7.8% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the South Australian figure of 3.2% and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
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 Baroota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40076/baroota/topic/community