16.3% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burdekin · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Burdekin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Burdekin involves a mix of unpaid family work and community service. While 16.3% of people volunteer their time, the number of people providing unpaid care for children is well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia. This is a drop from 2011, when 22.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here look after children unpaid compared to most areas, at 22.5%. This is well below the national figure of 26.3%, and it follows a downward trend from 27.9% in 2011.
11.5% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 similar areas, with 3.3% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.3%
Higher than 62% 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 Burdekin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31900/burdekin/topic/community