13.5% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burrum River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Burrum River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in Burrum River have remained steady since the last census, with 13.5% of people giving their time. While community involvement is stable, the area stands out for its high number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of residents volunteer, which is lower than in most other areas but about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 28.4% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. However, the 20.9% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average.
10.2% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
The area has a much higher proportion of Defence Force veterans than most similar places, with 4.2% of residents having served.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 Burrum River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30456/burrum-river/topic/community