28.2% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brierfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Brierfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Brierfield volunteer, showing a very strong commitment to community activities. This high level of involvement is far above the national figure, creating a place where residents frequently give their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a major part of life here, with 28.2% of residents helping out. This is far above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents manage heavy workloads at home, as 37% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—a figure far above the national average. This is alongside a high rate of people caring for children unpaid (30.9%), though those providing other types of unpaid care are a little below the national figure at 9.5%.
9.5% ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.0% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 37.0%
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 2.7% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 51% 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 Brierfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10565/brierfield/topic/community