8.8% ▼ -61.7%
Lower than 87% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bruce · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Bruce
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 25.4% of people in Bruce provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages. While family care is common, the area has seen a sharp drop in other forms of community involvement over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen sharply since 2011, with only 8.8% of residents now giving their time. This is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and much lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 12.4% of people provide unpaid care, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, those spending 15 or more hours a week on housework fell to 18.1%, a little below the national figure.
12.4% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 60% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 18.1%
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.
Only 1.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.1%
Lower than 90% 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 Bruce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED204/bruce/topic/community