20.3% ▲ +118.3%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bramston Beach · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Bramston Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge jump in volunteering has shifted the social landscape of Bramston Beach since 2011. Now, 20.3% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This community is more active in unpaid roles than most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has risen by 11 points since 2011, with 20.3% of people now helping out, far exceeding the 14.1% seen across Queensland and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, as 13.8% of people provide care and 36.2% do 15 or more hours of housework, both figures far above the national average. However, only 10.1% provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the national figure and represents a 16 point drop since 2011.
13.8% ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.1% ▼ -61.5%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.2% ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 36.2%
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 6.7% of people having served, which is well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
6.7%
Higher than 90% 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 Bramston Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322021/bramston-beach/topic/community