13.1% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bracken Ridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bracken Ridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people provide unpaid childcare in Bracken Ridge compared to the rest of the state. While many residents take on care roles, the area has a lower rate of volunteering than most similar places. This creates a community profile where home-based support is more common than formal community service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.1% of people volunteer here, which is lower than in most other areas. This figure is about the same as the national average but has fallen 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 31.7% of people helping out, a figure well above the national average. This sits alongside 22% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework and a slightly above-average 12.7% providing other forms of unpaid care.
12.7% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.7% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 3.9% of the population. This is much higher than in most similar areas and is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 75% 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 Bracken Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041041/bracken-ridge/topic/community