10.0% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brighton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Brighton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of unpaid child care is the standout feature of community life in Brighton, where 31.9% of people provide this support. While many residents focus on family duties, the area sees much lower levels of formal volunteering compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.0% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below the Tasmanian average of 18.0% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A significant 31.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well above both the state and national figures. In contrast, 19.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate a little below the national figure. About 12.7% provide general unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
12.7% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.9% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 19.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.4% of the population, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60075/brighton/topic/community