26.4% ▼ -29.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brigalow · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Brigalow
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of residents in Brigalow volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is seen across the area, with many locals also stepping up to provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.4% of people giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% figure seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Local support is strong, as 17.1% of people provide unpaid care and 30.7% care for children, both of which are well above national levels. Meanwhile, 20.0% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
17.1% ▲ +51.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
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, which is well below the state average of 3.9%.
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 Brigalow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30371/brigalow/topic/community