20.4% ▼ -30.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burren Junction · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Burren Junction
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher proportion of people volunteer here than in other parts of the country, making Burren Junction stand out for its community spirit. While 20.4% of residents give their time to volunteer, the area has much lower rates of unpaid care and housework compared to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 20.4% of people helping out. This is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common than in most areas. Only 16.8% of people care for children unpaid and 17.3% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below New South Wales and Australian figures.
9.9% ▲ +126.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.8% ▼ -44.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 3.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 2.3% in New South Wales and the 2.8% national average.
3.2%
Higher than 58% 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 Burren Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10707/burren-junction/topic/community