16.1% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burke · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Burke
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 16.1% of people in Burke volunteer their time, which is the most common form of community activity here. While this is a little above the Queensland and Australian figures, the proportion of local volunteers has fallen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is slightly more common here than in the rest of the state, with 16.1% of residents helping out. However, this is lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common in Burke than in the rest of the country. Only 7.1% of people provide unpaid care, and the 12.7% who care for children unpaid is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
7.1% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.7% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.4% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
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.
A higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas, with 3.4% of residents having served. This is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
3.4%
Higher than 64% 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 Burke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31950/burke/topic/community