15.1% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Branyan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Branyan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Branyan involves a high level of unpaid home and family support. Around 30% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This strong focus on family care is a key feature of the local community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people in Branyan volunteer their time, which is lower than in most similar areas but about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care duties are common here, with 25.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework per week, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Providing unpaid care for others is also a little more common than across the state and country.
13.4% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 4.1% of the population, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas and a little above the Australian average.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 Branyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30361/branyan/topic/community