# Community Participation — Birrong

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Area: Birrong (Suburb / Locality)

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.

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%.

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%.

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%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 6.6% | -35.6% since 2011 |
| People providing unpaid care | 12.7% | +15.5% since 2011 |
| People caring for children unpaid | 20.5% | -17.9% since 2011 |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 1.1% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 19.8% | -0.7% since 2011 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10378/birrong/topic/community