11.9% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 69% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burt · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Burt
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 31.1% of people in Burt provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family support stands out in an area where other forms of community contribution, such as volunteering, have declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 11.9% of residents helping out. This is well below the Western Australian figure and represents a 3.4 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 31.1% of people provide unpaid childcare—much higher than most areas—only 10.6% provide other types of unpaid care. Meanwhile, those spending 15 or more hours a week on housework fell to 19.3% since 2011.
10.6% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 76% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.1% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 64% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.2% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.2%
Lower than 66% of federal electorate 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 Burt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED502/burt/topic/community