36.2% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brightly · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Brightly
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 22 percentage point gap separates Brightly from the rest of the country in terms of volunteering. This community is exceptionally active, with 36.2% of people volunteering, a figure far above both the Queensland and national averages. It is a place where residents contribute significantly to local causes and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The local spirit of service is strong, with 36.2% of residents volunteering. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 8.5% providing care and 14.9% caring for children, which is far below the state average. Meanwhile, 23.4% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, slightly above the national figure of 20.7%.
8.5% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.9% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 6.4% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.4%
Higher than 88% 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 Brightly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30372/brightly/topic/community