6.6% ▼ -35.6%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Birrong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Birrong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 6.6% of people in Birrong volunteer their time, which is well below both the state and national figures. This low rate of community volunteering is the most striking feature of local participation. Other forms of unpaid work, such as caring for children, are also less common here than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for areas of this type, with only 6.6% of people helping out. This is well below the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people in Birrong provide unpaid childcare (20.5%) and do significant housework (19.8%) compared to most areas. However, 12.7% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the state average of 11.5%.
12.7% ▲ +15.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 service is less common here than in most other areas, with 1.1% of the population having served. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the national rate of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality 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 Birrong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10378/birrong/topic/community