11.2% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brighton - Pontville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Brighton - Pontville
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people provide unpaid childcare in Brighton - Pontville compared to the rest of the country. While 32% of the population cares for children without pay, other forms of community contribution are less common, with volunteering rates falling over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.2% of people volunteer here, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18%. This is much lower than most similar areas and represents a 1.8 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 32% of people providing this care, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 13% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, a rate that is a little above the Australian average.
13.0% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.0% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 19.4%
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.
About 3.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is higher than most similar areas and is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.7%
Higher than 73% 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 - Pontville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601011002/brighton-pontville/topic/community