17.9% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burrangong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Burrangong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Burrangong is marked by a strong commitment to helping others, with 17.9% of residents volunteering. This level of community involvement is well above the national figure. Local residents also take on significant care roles within their own homes and the wider community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.9% of people giving their time. This is well above both the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for many, as 30.0% of people look after children unpaid, which is well above the national figure. This trend extends to general care and housework, with 14.5% providing unpaid care and 23.2% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.5% ▲ +41.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.4%. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 64% 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 Burrangong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10703/burrangong/topic/community