20.8% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bureen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bureen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Bureen volunteer than in most similar areas, with 20.8% of residents giving their time to others. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. The community is active in unpaid work, though very few people have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.8% of people helping out. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is more frequent than in most areas, with 26.4% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it. However, those caring for children unpaid are at 22.6%, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
13.2% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
No one in Bureen has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Bureen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10690/bureen/topic/community