25.9% ▼ -34.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brownlow Ki · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Brownlow Ki
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people in Brownlow Ki now volunteer than the national average. This community is particularly active, with 25.9% of residents giving their time, which is far above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.9% of people pitching in. This is well above the 17.0% seen across South Australia and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, as 15.4% of people provide this support, which is well above the national figure. While fewer people care for children unpaid compared to most areas, 26.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate well above the state average.
15.4% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
Defence service is more frequent here than in most areas. About 5.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
5.1%
Higher than 81% 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 Brownlow Ki [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40172/brownlow-ki/topic/community