6.6% —
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burnside Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Burnside Heights
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Burnside Heights look after children without pay than in other areas, with 39.3% of residents doing so. This high level of family care stands out against a local volunteer rate that has fallen to just 6.6%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.6% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the 13.3% figure for Victoria. This rate has fallen 4.0 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 39.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare—far above the national figure of 26.3%—about 19.7% do 15 or more hours of housework. Unpaid care for others is around the middle for its level at 11.8%.
11.8% —
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.3% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 0.7% of the population, which is among the lowest for similar areas and a little below the 2.8% national average.
0.7%
Lower than 95% 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 Burnside Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041462/burnside-heights/topic/community