24.5% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burekup · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Burekup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Care for children has jumped significantly in Burekup (L) since 2011, with nearly 40% of people now providing this unpaid support. This high level of family care is a standout feature for the area, alongside a strong culture of volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in four people here volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This is much higher than most similar areas, even though the rate fell 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 39.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the Australian average. This is among the highest levels for this type of area and is consistent with the 28.9% who do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework.
11.8% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.7% ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.9% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 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.
About 3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.0%
Lower than 65% 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 Burekup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521011/burekup/topic/community