20.4% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brighton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Brighton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a fifth of people in Brighton volunteer their time, which is much higher than in most other areas. This strong local involvement is mirrored in the high number of residents who provide unpaid care to others in their community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.4% of residents are volunteers, a figure well above the national rate of 14.1%. While this is still much higher than most areas, the proportion of volunteers has fallen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.9% of people providing care and 27.7% caring for children, both of which are higher than in most areas. Meanwhile, 21.2% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is about the same as the national figure.
13.9% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 higher share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.7% of residents having served. This is about the same as the South Australian figure of 3.2%.
3.7%
Higher than 72% 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 Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403011056/brighton/topic/community