26.0% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Branxholme · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Branxholme
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Branxholme than in the rest of the state. While only 13.3% of Victorians volunteer, 26% of residents here give their time to help others. This strong community spirit is a standout feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26% of people helping out. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, as 29.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the 20.7% national figure. While 14.7% provide some form of unpaid care, only 12.8% care for children unpaid, which is far below the Victorian average of 26.3%.
14.7% ▲ +60.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.8% ▼ -56.5%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.8% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 29.8%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 1.5% of residents having served. This is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 63% 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 Branxholme [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20322/branxholme/topic/community