11.9% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brassall · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Brassall
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Brassall provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas. While family care is common, the suburb has a much higher rate of former Defence Force members than usual.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 11.9% of people pitching in. This is much lower than most areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a common part of life, with 13.4% of residents providing support and 28.3% caring for children, both of which are a little above the national figures. Meanwhile, 20.1% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is lower than most areas.
13.4% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 20.1%
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.
A striking 6.1% of people in Brassall have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Brassall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30362/brassall/topic/community