12.0% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burwood East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Burwood East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people get involved in unpaid work and volunteering in Burwood East compared to most similar areas. Only 12% of residents volunteer, and the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Burwood East have dropped by 4.5 percentage points since 2011, and the current 12% is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 20.4% of people do 15 or more hours of housework—about the same as the national figure—those caring for children unpaid (23.3%) are well below the state average.
12.7% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 20.4%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, with only 1.3% doing so, which is much lower than most other areas.
1.3%
Lower than 85% 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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207031166/burwood-east/topic/community