18.5% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brighton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Brighton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering rates have fallen in Brighton since 2011, but the area remains very active in community support. While 18.5% of residents now volunteer, others are increasingly stepping up to provide unpaid care for those in need.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Far more people volunteer here than in most similar areas, with 18.5% of residents giving their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though it has fallen from 22.3% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The number of people providing unpaid care has risen to 14.8%, which is among the highest for its level. Meanwhile, 27.2% of people provide unpaid childcare and 21.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are about the same as the national figures.
14.8% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 service is less common here than in most areas, with 2.2% of the population having served. This is about the same as the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
2.2%
Lower than 69% 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 Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208011169/brighton/topic/community