15.2% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brunswick West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Brunswick West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 20.3% of people in Brunswick West provide unpaid child care, though this is well below the national figure. While fewer people here look after children or do heavy housework compared to most areas, a growing number of residents provide other types of unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 15.2% of the community volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 17.1% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the Victorian average at 20.3%, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework are also much lower than most areas. However, people providing other unpaid care rose to 12.8%, which is higher than most areas.
12.8% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.6% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 16.6%
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.
Defence Force veterans make up 1.1% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas.
1.1%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Brunswick West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206011107/brunswick-west/topic/community