33.1% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.0%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bremer Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bremer Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in three people in Bremer Bay volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement defines the local area, where 33.1% of residents give their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 33.1% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and much higher than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 19.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure—a much higher proportion than usual, 32.6%, spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
10.5% ▲ +27.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.9% ▼ -35.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.6% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 32.6%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 4.4% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the state average.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Bremer Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50177/bremer-bay/topic/community