13.0% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bray Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bray Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define the community in Bray Park, where 31.9% of people look after children without pay. While volunteering has dipped over the last decade, the area shows a strong connection to national service and family support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most other areas. This figure has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011 and sits a little below the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.6% of people providing care—a rate much higher than most areas. This includes 31.9% of residents caring for children, which is well above the Queensland figure of 26.5%.
13.6% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.9% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 strong presence of veterans is seen in Bray Park, where 5.2% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.2%
Higher than 88% 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 Bray Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314031391/bray-park/topic/community