16.5% ▼ -42.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brisbane Grove · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Brisbane Grove
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 18% of people provide unpaid care in Brisbane Grove, showing a strong commitment to supporting others in the local area. This high level of care is paired with a strong tradition of military service and active volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.5% of people volunteer here, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 18.1% of residents provide unpaid care—well above the national figure of 11.9%—the number of people caring for children unpaid is much lower than most areas at 19.7%. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly sit at 20.5%, which is about the same as the Australian average.
18.1% ▲ +75.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.7% ▼ -31.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -40.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 7.0% of the population, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and well above the 2.8% national average.
7.0%
Higher than 89% 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 Brisbane Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10574/brisbane-grove/topic/community