16.9% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 77% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Braddon · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Braddon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have been volunteering in Braddon since 2011, though community involvement remains high. While 16.9% of residents now volunteer, this is still much higher than in most similar areas across the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.9% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the Australian figure. This is a drop from 2011, when the rate was 19.5%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 23.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the share of people providing unpaid care rose to 13.5% since 2011.
13.5% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 83% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 64% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 82% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 higher proportion of people in Braddon have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 3.7% of the population having served.
3.7%
Higher than 77% of federal electorate 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 Braddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED602/braddon/topic/community