26.9% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bright · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bright
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of local volunteering defines Bright, where 26.9% of residents give their time to the community. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%. While few people here provide unpaid care for others, many are active in helping others through service and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in Bright, with 26.9% of people helping out. This is far above the Victorian average of 13.3% and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children (21.2%) and general unpaid care (8.8%) are both well below the national figures. However, 25.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the 20.7% figure for Australia.
8.8% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 25.4%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.3% of the population. This is higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian average of 2.0%.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 Bright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20336/bright/topic/community