40.6% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bruinbun · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bruinbun
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 40% of people in Bruinbun volunteer, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 40.6% of residents volunteer here, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 31.3% of people providing this care, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. In contrast, the 9.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is far below the national figure of 20.7%.
12.5% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.4% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
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 Bruinbun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10612/bruinbun/topic/community