25.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burrungule · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Burrungule
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A quarter of residents in Burrungule volunteer their time, which is far more than the 14.1% national figure. This high level of community spirit is seen alongside a strong rate of unpaid childcare. Most of the area's social contributions happen through these roles and local volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25% of people helping out. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the South Australian rate of 17%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is a major part of life for 31.8% of residents, a figure well above the national average. Other forms of care are more typical, with 12.5% providing unpaid care and 21.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most other areas and well below the South Australian rate of 3.2%.
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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Burrungule [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40195/burrungule/topic/community