25.0% ▼ -22.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Braidwood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Braidwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong culture of giving back defines Braidwood, where volunteering is far more common than in most other areas. One in four residents gives their time to a cause, a figure that sits far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a standout feature here, with 25.0% of people helping out, which is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 13.1% of people provide unpaid care, slightly above the national figure. While 24.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework—well above the national 20.7%—the rate of people providing unpaid childcare is well below the Australian average at 23.0%.
13.1% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas. At 4.9%, the proportion of people who served is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality 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 Braidwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10544/braidwood/topic/community