30.7% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burra · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Burra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in three people in Burra (L) volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is the standout feature of the area, even though the proportion of volunteers has dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 30.7% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower than most areas at 18.3%, and the proportion of people providing any unpaid care is also a little below the national figure. Meanwhile, 24.0% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Australian average.
10.2% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.3% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
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 2.4% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
2.4%
Lower than 79% 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 Burra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421004/burra/topic/community