10.8% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brighton · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Brighton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Brighton provide unpaid child care, a figure well above both the state and national averages. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement are lower than in most areas. This highlights a community where unpaid work is focused heavily on the home and family.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, with only 10.8% of people helping out. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18% and has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is very common at 29.6%, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 13.2% of people provide general unpaid care, a rate higher than most areas and up slightly since 2011.
13.2% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the 4% seen across Tasmania.
3.7%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) 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/sa3/60101/brighton/topic/community