19.3% ▼ -31.4%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barmedman · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Barmedman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Barmedman volunteer, making it a place where residents are much more active in their community than in most other areas. While volunteering rates have dropped since 2011, the area still sees a high level of unpaid support for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.3% of people volunteer here, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%. This is despite a fall of 8.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many more people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, reaching 15.3%, while those caring for children unpaid are far below the national figure of 26.3%. About 22.7% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is a little above the New South Wales rate.
15.3% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.3% ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 22.7%
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 higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.2% of residents having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
5.2%
Higher than 80% 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 Barmedman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122013/barmedman/topic/community