Bramfield · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Bramfield

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Over half of the people in Bramfield volunteer, making it a highly active community. This strong spirit of participation is seen in the high rates of volunteering and the number of residents who have served in the Defence Force.

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Where Bramfield sits — Volunteers

52.2%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bramfield — higher than 99% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Bramfield52.2%
5670, SA 35.2%
South Australia 17.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 52.2% of residents pitching in. This is far above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.

52.2%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 39.1%
  • 2021: 52.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid housework is very common, with 65.2% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. While 26.1% care for children unpaid, no one in the area provides other forms of unpaid care.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

26.1%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 26.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

65.2%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 56.5%
  • 2021: 65.2%

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.

Defence service is much more common in Bramfield than elsewhere, with 13.3% of people having served. This is far above the 3.2% seen across South Australia.

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 Bramfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40154/bramfield/topic/community