18.3% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brighton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Brighton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well over 18% of residents in Brighton volunteer their time, a figure far higher than the national average. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, whether through formal volunteering or supporting family members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.3% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia and the 13.3% recorded in Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.8% of people providing support—a figure higher than most areas. This includes 27.1% who care for children unpaid, while 21.4% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.8% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
Around 2.1% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.0% across Victoria.
2.1%
Lower than 58% 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 Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20337/brighton/topic/community