1.8% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burlong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Burlong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in Burlong engage in unpaid care or volunteering compared to the rest of the country. Only 1.8% of residents volunteer, a figure that sits far below the national average and reflects a broader trend of very low community participation across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 1.8% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and far below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very uncommon here, with only 1.8% of people providing such support and just 1.5% caring for children unpaid, both of which are far below national figures.
1.8% —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
1.5% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
1.8% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 1.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 66% 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 Burlong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50219/burlong/topic/community