21.0% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burradoo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Burradoo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has grown in Burradoo, where 21.0% of people now volunteer. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, reflecting a strong culture of giving back to the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.0% of residents volunteer their time, which is higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 19.9% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the Australian figure of 26.3%—a much higher 30.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
12.5% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.9% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.5% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 30.5%
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.
The area has a strong connection to the military, with 4.4% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Burradoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10698/burradoo/topic/community