14.4% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bourke - Brewarrina · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bourke - Brewarrina
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care and housework in Bourke - Brewarrina compared to other regions. While 14.4% of the population volunteers, this is down from 21.7% in 2011. The area shows a general trend of declining community and care-based activity across the board.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and similar to the national rate. This level of participation has fallen by 7.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 20.3% of people caring for children and 15.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Both figures are well below the national average, and providing general unpaid care is also a little below the rest of the country at 9.2%.
9.2% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.1% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 15.1%
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 much lower than in most areas, with 1.3% of people having served. This is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8% and about the same as New South Wales.
1.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Bourke - Brewarrina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105011092/bourke-brewarrina/topic/community