18.8% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Breeza · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Breeza
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 19% of people in Breeza volunteer, a figure well above the state and national rates. This high level of community spirit stands out against lower rates of unpaid housework and general caregiving compared to the rest of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.8% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is more common than usual, with 28.7% of people involved, which is well above the state average. However, only 10.9% provide general unpaid care, and the 14.9% who do 15 or more hours of housework is well below the national figure.
10.9% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.9% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
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.
No one in Breeza has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the 2.3% for New South Wales and the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Breeza [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10558/breeza/topic/community