24.7% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Berry · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Berry
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Berry than in most other parts of the country. Nearly a quarter of the population gives their time to help others, which is more than 10 percentage points higher than the national figure. This strong tradition of community spirit stands out as a defining feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.7% of residents are volunteers, a figure far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. While this remains much higher than most areas, the proportion of people volunteering has fallen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a significant part of life here, with 26.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 13.3% provide some form of unpaid care, and 22.6% care for children unpaid, which is well below the Australian average.
13.3% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 26.7%
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 notably high 5.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia, and is much higher than most similar areas.
5.0%
Higher than 78% of urban centre 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 Berry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115017/berry/topic/community