15.3% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Greater Bendigo · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Greater Bendigo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Greater Bendigo provide unpaid childcare, the most common form of community contribution in the area. While many residents support their families and neighbours, the number of people volunteering for organisations has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is lower than in most similar areas and represents a 6.2 point fall since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 14.5% of people helping others—a figure that rose since 2011 and is among the highest for this type of area. This is alongside 22.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little above the Victorian figure.
14.5% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
A total of 3.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Victorian rate of 2.0% and about the same as the Australian average.
3.2%
Higher than 58% 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 Greater Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22620/greater-bendigo/topic/community