10.6% ▼ -51.3%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Branxton · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Branxton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 34.3% of people in Branxton provide unpaid child care, which is well above the national figure. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement are less frequent, with volunteering rates seeing a sharp decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.6% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian average of 14.1%. This represents a significant drop from 21.8% back in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well above the state average, though those providing other unpaid care are much lower than in most areas. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly sit at 23.8%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure.
11.1% ▼ -28.7%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.3% ▲ +45.0%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
About 3.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales average of 2.3%.
3.4%
Lower than 56% of urban centre 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 Branxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115027/branxton/topic/community