11.8% ▼ -50.1%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burnett Heads · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Burnett Heads
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering defines the recent shift in community life for Burnett Heads. Only 11.8% of people now volunteer, a figure that has fallen by 12 percentage points since 2011. This trend is mirrored by a decline in those providing unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas. At 11.8%, the rate is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While people caring for children is well below the national figure at 18.8%, more residents spend 15 or more hours on unpaid housework than in most areas. The number of people providing general unpaid care is 13.5%, which is a little above the national level.
13.5% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.8% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
Residents who served in the Defence Force make up 5.6% of the population. This is much higher than in most similar areas and sits a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.6%
Higher than 85% of urban centre 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 Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315010/burnett-heads/topic/community