26.0% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burekup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Burekup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 26% of people in Burekup volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This reflects a community where residents are highly active in unpaid work and supporting others. Many also spend significant time caring for children and managing the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 26% of residents giving their time. This is 12 percentage points higher than the Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent, with 37.4% of people caring for children—well above the state average. Another 28.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while 11.4% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.4% ▲ +55.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.4% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 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 3.4% of the population having served.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Burekup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50217/burekup/topic/community