23.7% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burrawang · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Burrawang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Burrawang compared to the rest of the state. Nearly 24% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of contribution marks the area's community life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 23.7% of the community volunteers, a figure that is far above the New South Wales average and higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While much fewer people provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, 30.1% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure. Overall, unpaid care is more common here than in most areas.
13.9% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.5% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 30.1%
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.
About 2.4% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Burrawang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10705/burrawang/topic/community