20.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brinkley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Brinkley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong volunteering spirit defines Brinkley, where residents contribute their time far more often than the national average. Roughly one in five people here volunteer, marking a significant gap compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.0% of people volunteer in Brinkley, which is higher than most areas. This is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 26.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework is lower than in most areas.
11.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 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 Brinkley has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the South Australian rate of 3.2% and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Brinkley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40162/brinkley/topic/community