14.5% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burswood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Burswood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people handle unpaid care and housework in Burswood compared to other parts of the state. This lack of caregiving roles is the standout feature of the area, while volunteering and defence service levels remain typical for the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of people volunteer here, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and roughly the same as the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is much less common here than in most areas. Only 18.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, and only 7.3% provide any unpaid care, both of which are well below the state and national figures.
7.3% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.2% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.9% ▲ +22.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
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.
Around 2.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the rates for Western Australia and Australia.
2.1%
Lower than 58% 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 Burswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50226/burswood/topic/community