21.7% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burnside · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Burnside
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five residents in Burnside give their time to volunteering, making it a highly active area for community work. This spirit of service is seen across the board, with residents frequently stepping up for unpaid care and local causes compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.7% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While this is higher than most other areas, the number of volunteers has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 29.1% of people caring for children and 14.1% providing other unpaid care, both of which are much higher than in most areas. Additionally, 23.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, a figure slightly above the state and national averages.
14.1% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
Around 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 58% 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 Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40700/burnside/topic/community