11.9% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brassall · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Brassall
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A notably high proportion of people who served in the Defence Force live in Brassall compared to the rest of the country. While the area shows strong rates of unpaid care, the number of people volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 11.9% since 2011, a drop of 6.7 percentage points. This is a little below the Queensland and national figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are more common here than in most areas, at 13.4%. This includes 28.3% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure of 26.3%.
13.4% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 20.1%
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.
Defence service is very common in Brassall, with 6.1% of people having served. This is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.1%
Higher than 92% 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 Brassall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031283/brassall/topic/community