15.1% ▼ -37.5%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bourke · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Bourke
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower levels of unpaid care and volunteering mark the community life of Bourke compared to similar areas. While 15.1% of people volunteer, this is a significant drop from the 24.2% recorded in 2011. The area also sees far fewer people providing unpaid support for children and the elderly.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Bourke has fallen by 9.1 percentage points since 2011. The current rate of 15.1% is lower than most areas, though it remains a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower than most areas, with only 20.6% of people caring for children and 16.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Both figures are well below the national average and have fallen since 2011.
9.3% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.6% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.6%
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 rare in the area, with only 1.5% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) 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 Bourke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11150/bourke/topic/community