8.7% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brookfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Brookfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have fallen in Brookfield, with only 8.7% of people now giving their time to others. This is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure. While formal volunteering is low, a high number of residents are heavily involved in unpaid family care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.7% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the Australian average of 14.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is very common here, with 32.7% of people providing this support, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Around 12.8% of people provide other unpaid care, while 20.4% do 15 or more hours of housework a week.
12.8% —
Higher than 60% 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.
32.7% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% —
Lower than 57% 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.
Only 1.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.8%
Lower than 77% 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 Brookfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041571/brookfield/topic/community