17.9% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Braddon (Murchison) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Braddon (Murchison)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 18% of people in Braddon (Murchison) volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This level of community involvement is much higher than in most similar areas. While volunteering has fallen since 2011, the region maintains a strong culture of unpaid contribution.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.9% of residents helping out. This is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 14.1%, although the rate has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent, as 24.0% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the national figure. Around 13.0% provide other unpaid care, a rate that has risen since 2011 and is higher than most areas.
13.0% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.5% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.5%
Higher than 69% of state electorate 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 (Murchison) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60209/braddon/topic/community