12.9% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burrum Heads - East · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Burrum Heads - East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 17.2% of people in Burrum Heads - East (L) provide unpaid care, placing the area among the highest for this activity. While unpaid care for the elderly or sick is common, the number of people caring for children unpaid has dropped sharply over the last decade. This shift defines a community where home-based support is a priority.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is a little below the national average and has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common here, with 28.9% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the national figure. Conversely, only 15.2% care for children unpaid—a figure far below the national average that has fallen by 22 percentage points since 2011.
17.2% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.2% ▼ -59.0%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.9% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 28.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 6.5% of the population. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the 2.8% national figure.
6.5%
Higher than 90% 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 Burrum Heads - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321025/burrum-heads-east/topic/community