18.6% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brinsmead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Brinsmead
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Brinsmead contribute their time to others than in most similar areas, with 18.6% of residents volunteering. This spirit of helping out is seen in both local community work and high levels of family care. While some figures have dipped since 2011, the area remains more active in unpaid service than the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Local volunteering is much higher than in most areas, with 18.6% of people helping out, which is well above the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 21.8% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family support is a major feature here, as 33.0% of people provide unpaid childcare, well above the national figure of 26.3%. While 11.7% of residents provide other unpaid care and 21.1% do at least 15 hours of housework, these figures are about the same as the rest of the state.
11.7% ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.0% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
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 much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.6%, this is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Brinsmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011138/brinsmead/topic/community