15.2% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burnett · State Electorate
Community Participation in Burnett
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher proportion of people in Burnett provide unpaid care compared to most other areas. While volunteering is common, the community stands out for the significant amount of unpaid housework and caregiving handled by its residents.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the national and state figures. This is a drop from 2011, when 18.3% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common in Burnett, where 13.4% of people provide this support, a figure a little above the national average. This is consistent with the fact that 25.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. However, the share of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national levels at 20.7%.
13.4% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.7% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 25.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 5.0% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.0%
Higher than 88% 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 Burnett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30013/burnett/topic/community