17.6% ▼ -24.4%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bacchus Marsh Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bacchus Marsh Surrounds
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 17.6% of people in Bacchus Marsh Surrounds volunteer their time. This level of community spirit is higher than most similar areas, even though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. The area also shows a strong tendency toward unpaid care and service work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.6% of residents pitching in, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. However, this is a drop from 2011 when 23.3% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is among the highest in the region, with 15.0% of people helping out. This includes a high number of people doing more than 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
15.0% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.5% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.5%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Bacchus Marsh Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201021009/bacchus-marsh-surrounds/topic/community