19.1% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burbank · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Burbank
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people give their time to help others in Burbank than in most other parts of the country. About 19.1% of the community volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of helping extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are more common than usual.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.1% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life for many, with 16% providing unpaid care and 28.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. Around 26.1% of people care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
16.0% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.7% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 28.7%
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 2.7% of people in Burbank have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8% and just a little below Queensland's 3.9%.
2.7%
Higher than 51% 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 Burbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30440/burbank/topic/community