23.4% ▼ -28.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burracoppin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Burracoppin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has remained a strong part of life in Burracoppin, with community spirit showing in high rates of volunteering and care. Nearly a quarter of the population give their time to help others, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.4% of people helping out. This is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents take on unpaid roles, with 18.1% providing unpaid care and 30.9% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both far above state and national levels. Conversely, the 22.3% who care for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
18.1% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -35.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.9% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 30.9%
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.
A higher number of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most similar areas. At 5.6%, this is a little above the figures for both Western Australia and Australia, which sit at around 2.9% and 2.8%.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Burracoppin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50223/burracoppin/topic/community