17.4% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bayside · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Bayside
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Bayside (Vic.) stands out for its high levels of community support, with 14.5% of people providing unpaid care. This is among the highest rates for areas of its type. While many residents contribute through care and volunteering, those who have served in the Defence Force are much fewer than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.4% of people volunteer here, which is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 21.3% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.5% of people providing support—a little above the national figure and up 2.5 points since 2011. This includes 28.8% of people caring for children unpaid, which is much higher than most areas.
14.5% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 21.8%
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.
Only 2.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
2.1%
Lower than 75% 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 Bayside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20910/bayside/topic/community