14.4% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Iluka - Burns Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Iluka - Burns Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 33% of residents in Iluka - Burns Beach provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family care dominates the local community's unpaid work, while other forms of volunteering and service remain more modest.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of people volunteer here, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is roughly the same as the Australian figure, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has a much higher rate of people caring for children unpaid than most places. In contrast, those providing other types of unpaid care are few, at 9.2%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
9.2% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.1% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 Force veterans make up 2.3% of the population. This is lower than most areas and slightly below the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 65% 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 Iluka - Burns Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011076/iluka-burns-beach/topic/community