16.4% —
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burwood (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Burwood (Southern Metropolitan)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Burwood (Southern Metropolitan) provide unpaid childcare, making it one of the most common activities for residents. While volunteer rates have fallen recently, the area remains more active in community work than most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure. However, this is a drop from 2016, when 23.6% of people were volunteering.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 13.2% of people helping out. Meanwhile, 25.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure.
13.2% —
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% —
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% —
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
Only 1.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most other areas.
1.5%
Lower than 86% of state electorate 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 Burwood (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21706/burwood/topic/community