15.7% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brighton East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Brighton East
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people have taken up unpaid care roles in Brighton East since 2011, though volunteering has dropped. Now, 14.6% of the population provide unpaid care, and over 30% are looking after children without pay. This is a high rate of caregiving compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure. This is a drop from 2011, when 20.4% of residents were volunteers.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 30.6% of people caring for children, a figure well above the state and national averages. This sits alongside a rise in people providing general unpaid care, which grew to 14.6% since 2011.
14.6% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.1%. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the Victorian average.
2.1%
Lower than 71% 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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208011170/brighton-east/topic/community