9.7% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burwood · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Burwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 1 in 10 people volunteer in Burwood, a figure that is well below the national average. This low level of community involvement is mirrored in unpaid care and housework, which are also much less common here than in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.7% of people volunteer their time, which is much lower than most areas. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%, and the number of volunteers has fallen 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 17.7% of people caring for children and 9.2% providing any unpaid care. Both figures are well below the state and national averages, and those caring for children have fallen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
9.2% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.7% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.8% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
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 0.8% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is among the lowest levels for similar areas and is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.8%
Lower than 99% 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 Burwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11300/burwood/topic/community