40.3% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Southern Brook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Southern Brook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Forty percent of people in Southern Brook volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time to others than those in the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 40.3% of people helping out, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more common than usual, with 13.9% of people providing care. This sits alongside a higher rate of people doing at least 15 hours of housework, at 25.0%.
13.9% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most other areas, with 4.2% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 Southern Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51392/southern-brook/topic/community