16.1% —
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brunswick - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Brunswick - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer here than in most similar areas, with 16.1% of residents giving their time. Brunswick - North is a place where community involvement is high, though rates of unpaid domestic and care work are notably low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of people volunteer, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in other areas; only 17.1% of people care for children unpaid, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. This trend extends to housework, with only 15.5% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid home tasks.
11.5% —
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.1% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.5% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 0.9% of the population, which is among the lowest for this level of area and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.9%
Lower than 92% 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 - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206011495/brunswick-north/topic/community