29.3% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bruce Rock · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Bruce Rock
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Bruce Rock volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the area, even though participation has dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 29.3% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% national figure. This rate has fallen by 7.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 22.8%. Similarly, the 10% of people providing unpaid care is much lower than most areas, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework sit around the middle for its level at 21.3%.
10.0% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 3.1% of the population, which is about the same as the 2.8% figure for Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) 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 Bruce Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51120/bruce-rock/topic/community