17.5% —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brunswick - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Brunswick - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 17.5% of people in Brunswick - South volunteer their time. This high level of community involvement stands out against a much lower rate of unpaid childcare and housework. It is an area where many residents give back to the community, despite fewer people taking on domestic care roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.5% of people helping out. This is well above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common than in most areas. Only 16% of people provide unpaid childcare and 13.9% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are far below the national figures.
11.1% —
Lower than 68% 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.
16.0% —
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.9% —
Lower than 92% 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. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below the Victorian figure of 2%.
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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206011496/brunswick-south/topic/community