Braeside · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Braeside

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

An unusually high 18.2% of people in Braeside have served in the Defence Force, which is far above the national figure. This high level of military service contrasts with very low rates of volunteering and unpaid care across the area.

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📍 Braeside, Suburb / Locality

Where Braeside sits — Volunteers

0.0% —
  • 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 Braeside — lower than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Braeside0.0%
3195, VIC 14.1%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteer work is almost non-existent here, with 0.0% of residents volunteering, a figure far below the 14.1% national average.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

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 care is very low, with 0.0% of people caring for children or providing other unpaid care, though 20.0% do at least 15 hours of housework, which is about the same as the Victorian figure.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

Defence service is a standout feature for the area, as 18.2% of residents have served, which is far above the 2.8% seen across 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 Braeside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20320/braeside/topic/community