21.1% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lower Barrington · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lower Barrington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Lower Barrington volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, from local volunteering to a high number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.1% of residents helping out, a figure well above the 18% seen across Tasmania and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is more frequent than in most areas, with 27.2% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 13.8% provide unpaid care, which is a little above the Australian average.
13.8% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 27.2%
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 much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 6.0% of the population having served. This is well above the 2.8% national figure.
6.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Lower Barrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60358/lower-barrington/topic/community