9.3% ▼ -59.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burnt Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Burnt Bridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Burnt Bridge provide unpaid care, which is among the highest rates for areas of this size. While many residents support others through caregiving, very few engage in formal volunteering. This creates a community profile where private support is common but public service is low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.3% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 19.6% of people providing support—well above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 28.9% of residents caring for children, which is higher than most areas.
19.6% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▲ +198.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Burnt Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10691/burnt-bridge/topic/community