23.6% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brogo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Brogo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local involvement has remained a standout feature of Brogo, where nearly a quarter of the population volunteers. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the way residents contribute their time both to the public and within their own homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.6% of people giving their time. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and well above the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While fewer people care for children unpaid compared to most areas, 32.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is far above the national figure. Unpaid care for others is slightly more common than the state average at 13.2%.
13.2% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.7% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 32.7%
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 3.0% of the community have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates seen across Australia and New South Wales.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Brogo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10586/brogo/topic/community