13.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brodribb River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Brodribb River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 45.5% of people in Brodribb River spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area stand out for the high amount of unpaid work and care residents perform in their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the Victorian and national rates.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 18.2% of people providing care, which is well above the national figure. This is consistent with the 27.3% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, a rate higher than most areas.
18.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
45.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 45.5%
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 the community has served in the Defence Force, which 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 Brodribb River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20348/brodribb-river/topic/community