21.7% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burnside · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Burnside
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Burnside provide unpaid childcare, marking it as one of the most active areas for family support. This high level of care is matched by a strong culture of giving, with volunteering rates well above the national figure. It is a community where residents contribute significant time to both family and public service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Over one in five people here volunteer, a rate of 21.7% that is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This is among the highest levels for similar areas, although it has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.1% of people providing care and 23.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are higher than in most other areas, while the 29.1% of people caring for children is a little above the national rate.
14.1% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and the rest of the country.
2.8%
Lower than 54% 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 Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40103/burnside/topic/community