10.7% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burpengary - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Burpengary - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher than most areas, 32.3% of people in Burpengary - East provide unpaid childcare. This suggests a community focused heavily on family responsibilities, though local volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.7% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 16.3% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Alongside the high rate of childcare, 22.7% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, a little above the national figure. Unpaid care for others is around the middle for similar areas at 12.0%.
12.0% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.3% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
A much higher proportion of residents than most areas have served in the Defence Force, with 4.7% of the population having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher 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 Burpengary - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313021364/burpengary-east/topic/community