20.8% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burnside - Wattle Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Burnside - Wattle Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 20% of residents in Burnside - Wattle Park volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement stands out across the region, even though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.8% of people here volunteer, a rate that is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Residents are more likely to provide unpaid support, with 14.2% giving unpaid care—a figure much higher than most areas. This is consistent with higher rates of people caring for children (28%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (23%).
14.2% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
About 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
2.5%
Lower than 59% 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 - Wattle Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401031011/burnside-wattle-park/topic/community