12.5% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barrabup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Barrabup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 11.6% of people in Barrabup have served in the Defence Force, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. While the community is very active in the home, overall volunteering levels remain low. This mix of military service and domestic care defines the local profile.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the Western Australian rate of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family care is common here, with 30% of people caring for children unpaid and 27.5% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. However, only 7.5% provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
7.5% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 27.5%
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 prominent in the area. The 11.6% of residents who served in the Defence Force is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
11.6%
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 Barrabup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50074/barrabup/topic/community