13.5% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bendigo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bendigo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Bendigo is marked by a strong commitment to supporting others, with 14% of people providing unpaid care. This is much higher than most similar areas. While traditional volunteering has declined over the last decade, the community remains active in supporting family and neighbours.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for its level and similar to the Victorian and national figures. This represents a drop of 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the number of people providing general unpaid care has risen to 14.0%, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 22.4%. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework per week are much fewer than in most other areas.
14.0% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 18.4%
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.
Around 3.0% of people in Bendigo have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the Victorian rate of 2.0% and about the same as the national figure.
3.0%
Higher than 55% 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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202011018/bendigo/topic/community