26.7% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Braemore · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Braemore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer here than in most similar areas, making Braemore a highly active place. About 26.7% of residents give their time to help others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
With 26.7% of people volunteering, this rate is far above both the Queensland and Australian figures of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower than most areas at 19%, well below the national figure of 26.3%. However, 24.1% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
12.9% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.0% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -34.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 24.1%
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 common here, with 7% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the national figure of 2.8%.
7.0%
Higher than 89% 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 Braemore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30355/braemore/topic/community