Bradvale · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Bradvale

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Nearly 29% of people in Bradvale volunteer their time, making it a place where residents are far more active in community work than most. This spirit of helping out is a defining feature of daily life here, with volunteering rates far above the national figure.

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📍 Bradvale, Suburb / Locality

Where Bradvale sits — Volunteers

28.6%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bradvale — higher than 83% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Bradvale28.6%
3361, VIC 25.3%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 28.6% of the community volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.

28.6%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 38.7%
  • 2021: 28.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid child care is common, with 34.3% of people providing it, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. However, other forms of unpaid work are rare here; nobody reports providing unpaid care for others, and very few do 15 or more hours of housework a week.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

34.3%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35.5%
  • 2021: 34.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

8.6%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.8%
  • 2021: 8.6%

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 2.8% recorded for Australia.

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 Bradvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20319/bradvale/topic/community