17.9% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brandy Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Brandy Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Unpaid care work has grown significantly in Brandy Creek since 2011. Almost half of the population now provides unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.9% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Victorian and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care duties are common here, with 46.2% of people caring for children unpaid and 32.1% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are far above the state and national averages. Additionally, 15.4% provide other unpaid care, which is well above the national figure.
15.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
46.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.1% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 32.1%
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 this area has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
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 Brandy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20321/brandy-creek/topic/community