23.0% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barretta · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Barretta
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Barretta are volunteering now than in previous years, with 23% of residents giving their time. This high level of community spirit stands out, as it is well above both the Tasmanian and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost one in four residents (23%) volunteer their time, which is a much higher rate than most similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here, with only 4.9% of people providing unpaid care—well below the national figure of 11.9%. Similarly, the 16.4% of people caring for children unpaid is well below both the state and national rates.
4.9% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.4% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
A higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, at 4.8%, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.8%
Higher than 78% 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 Barretta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60031/barretta/topic/community