14.9% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Upper Burringbar · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Upper Burringbar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A smaller proportion of people in Upper Burringbar provide unpaid childcare compared to other regions. While volunteering is slightly higher than the state figure, the area is most notable for a high number of residents spending significant time on housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 17.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. In contrast, 28.2% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure well above both the state and national levels.
11.0% ▲ +32.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.3% ▼ -34.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 28.2%
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.
More people have served in the Defence Force here than in most similar areas, with 3.6% of residents having served, which is a little above the state figure.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Upper Burringbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14033/upper-burringbar/topic/community