13.4% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burrum Heads - South · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Burrum Heads - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Burrum Heads - South (L) are spending time on unpaid care and housework than they were in 2011. While the area has a very high number of former Defence Force members, overall community volunteering has dipped slightly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.4% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and national rates, though it has fallen by 1.3 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people here provide unpaid childcare compared to the national figure, with only 14.1% doing so. In contrast, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is among the highest for this area type at 33.5%.
12.0% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.1% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.5% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 33.5%
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.
A very high 7.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is well above the Queensland rate of 3.9% and nearly triple the national figure of 2.8%.
7.6%
Higher than 95% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322023/burrum-heads-south/topic/community