16.8% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 76% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bendigo · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Bendigo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines daily life in Bendigo, where residents are far more likely to volunteer than people in most other areas. This commitment to the community is reflected in a high rate of unpaid care and a notable presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 16.8% of people giving their time. This is well above the Victoria figure of 13.3% and has risen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of local life, as 14.6% of people provide unpaid care, which is among the highest levels for similar areas. This is alongside a higher-than-usual 23.6% of residents who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.6% ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 84% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
Service to the country is more common here than in most areas, with 3.2% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.2%
Higher than 63% of federal 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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED203/bendigo/topic/community