17.7% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bass Coast · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Bass Coast
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Bass Coast contribute to their community through unpaid work than in most other areas. While 17.7% of residents volunteer, a significant number also provide care for others and handle substantial housework, making community and family support a central part of daily life here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are well above the national figure at 17.7%, though this is 4.8 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.6% of people providing care—a little above the state average—and 25.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the 22.7% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure.
14.6% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the rate for Victoria.
3.2%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) 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 Bass Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20740/bass-coast/topic/community