19.8% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Burra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Burra give their time to others than in most similar areas. Around 19.8% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution is seen in high rates of unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people volunteer here, a rate of 19.8% that is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in the area, with 25.9% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with 14.4% of people providing unpaid care, a little above the typical Australian rate.
14.4% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
Military service is notably high in Burra, where 7.7% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
7.7%
Higher than 91% 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 Burra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10694/burra/topic/community