17.1% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bromley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bromley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Bromley than in most similar areas, with 26.8% of residents stepping up to help others. While the area has a strong tradition of helping out, there are very few people who have served in the military.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and slightly higher than the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 26.8% of people providing support, which is far above the national figure. However, this is not driven by childcare or housework, as both of these activities are far below the state and national averages.
26.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.2% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.8% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a result 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 Bromley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20350/bromley/topic/community