7.3% —
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Burwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few residents in Burwood engage in unpaid community or home work compared to other similar areas. Only 7.3% of people volunteer, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This pattern of lower participation extends across volunteering, childcare, and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for this level, with only 7.3% of people helping out. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in other areas. Only 14.5% of people care for children unpaid, and just 6.4% provide any form of unpaid care, both of which are well below the state and national figures.
6.4% —
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.5% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.7% —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 also uncommon in Burwood, where 0.6% of people have served. This is a little below the 2.3% seen across New South Wales and the national figure of 2.8%.
0.6%
Lower than 97% 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 Burwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031678/burwood/topic/community