17.7% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burnett · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Burnett
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than the national average define the community spirit in Burnett. Around 17.7% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% figure for both Queensland and Australia. This high level of engagement stands out despite a general decline in volunteering since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.7% of residents helping out. This is much higher than most areas, though it has fallen by 5.7 percentage points from 23.3% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of local life, with 24.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the state and national figures. While providing unpaid care is a little above the national rate at 14.2%, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is much lower than most areas at 20.4%.
14.2% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 larger proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.4%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8% and about the same as Queensland.
4.4%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Burnett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31902/burnett/topic/community