19.3% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Brighton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Brighton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community engagement in North Brighton has remained steady, with nearly one in five residents now giving their time to volunteer. This level of participation is well above the national figure, reflecting a local population that is more active in unpaid work than most Australians.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.3% of people in North Brighton volunteer their time. This is a little above the South Australian figure and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare—which is higher than most areas—those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.0%) are much fewer than in other places. Unpaid care for others is also lower than most areas at 11.9%.
11.9% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 19.0%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.7%. This is about the same as the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 North Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41041/north-brighton/topic/community