22.6% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brushgrove · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Brushgrove
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 22.6% of people in Brushgrove volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community involvement is a defining feature of the area. Residents are also more likely to provide unpaid care and support compared to others across the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.6% of residents helping out. This is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, 17.9% of residents give unpaid care and 31% spend 15 or more hours on housework weekly. Both figures are well above the state and national averages.
17.9% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.7% ▼ -43.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.0% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 31.0%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 5.3% of people having served. This is a little above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Brushgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10619/brushgrove/topic/community