10.4% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brighton · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Brighton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A gap of 7.6 percentage points separates Brighton from the state average in volunteering, where only 10.4% of residents help out. While community service is low, there is a strong focus on family, with nearly 30% of people providing unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.4% of people in Brighton volunteer, a figure that is well below both the Tasmanian average and the national rate. This level of participation has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the state and national figures. While 13.1% of people provide some form of unpaid care, those spending 15 or more hours on housework each week is slightly lower than most areas.
13.1% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.8% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 3.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a higher rate than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure.
3.7%
Higher than 73% 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 Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA60410/brighton/topic/community