17.5% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Barmera · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Barmera
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people in Barmera volunteer compared to the national figure. While 17.5% of residents give their time to community work, this is well above the Australian average of 14.1%. Overall, the area shows a mix of strong community involvement and lower rates of unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.5% of people volunteer here, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. This is a decline from 2011, when 22.0% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, at just 18.9%. While this is well below the national average, the share of people providing other types of unpaid care rose since 2011 to 13.5%.
13.5% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.9% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.0% of people having served. This is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.0%
Higher than 61% 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 Barmera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415005/barmera/topic/community