20.8% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Braddon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Braddon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small number of people handle the heavy lifting of unpaid care and housework in Braddon, but many give back to the community. About 20.8% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This suggests a place where people have more time or inclination to help out, despite few being tied down by care duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.8% of people pitching in. This is a little above the ACT average and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few residents are tied to unpaid care; only 10.6% care for children, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This trend is seen across the board, with unpaid housework and general caregiving also being much lower than in most areas.
6.3% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.6% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
10.1% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 quite common in Braddon, with 6.2% of people having served. This is well above the Australian average of 2.8% and much higher than most similar areas.
6.2%
Higher than 87% 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 Braddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80027/braddon/topic/community