42.6% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brentwood · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Brentwood
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A staggering 42.6% of people in Brentwood volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This community is defined by high levels of unpaid work and a strong commitment to helping others. Residents here contribute significantly more time to their families and the wider community than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is incredibly common here, with 42.6% of residents giving their time. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits far above the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life in Brentwood, where 37.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is far above the national figure, alongside well above average rates of people providing unpaid care (19.7%) and caring for children (32.8%).
19.7% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.8% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 37.7%
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 lower than most areas and well below the South Australian average of 3.2%.
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 Brentwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40157/brentwood/topic/community