11.4% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burgowan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Burgowan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people provide unpaid childcare in Burgowan than in the rest of the country. While 34.3% of residents care for children without pay, other forms of community involvement like volunteering are less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less frequent in Burgowan than in most similar areas. Only 11.4% of people volunteer, which is a little below the Queensland and national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Home duties are common here, with 28.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend is seen in childcare too, as the 34.3% who care for children unpaid is well above the Australian average.
11.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 28.6%
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.
Defence service is rare in the area. No one reported serving in the Defence Force, which is well below the Queensland figure of 3.9%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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).
More for Burgowan
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Burgowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30442/burgowan/topic/community