28.8% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Upper Brookfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Upper Brookfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid work than most similar areas define Upper Brookfield. Nearly 29% of residents volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong trend of giving back is matched by high levels of unpaid care and housework within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.8% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across both Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 31.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. Similarly, those caring for children unpaid (33.4%) are well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
12.9% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.4% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.8% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 31.8%
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.
About 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Upper Brookfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32900/upper-brookfield/topic/community