# Community Participation — Burwood

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Area: Burwood (Council (LGA))

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.

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 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.

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%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 9.7% | -27.4% since 2011 |
| People providing unpaid care | 9.2% | -14.6% since 2011 |
| People caring for children unpaid | 17.7% | -19.1% since 2011 |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 0.8% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 16.8% | -0.2% since 2011 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11300/burwood/topic/community