18.3% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bendigo Surrounds - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bendigo Surrounds - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the state average, nearly one in five people in Bendigo Surrounds - South volunteer their time. This area shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work, with high rates of people caring for children and providing support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 18.3% of residents helping out. This is well above the 13.3% figure for Victoria, though the rate has fallen 6.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, as 32.7% of people care for children and 27.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures being well above the national average. Those providing other unpaid care also make up 15.1% of the population, which is a little above the state figure.
15.1% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.7% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 27.9%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.2% of the population. This is higher than most areas and a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.2%
Higher than 61% 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 Surrounds - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202021026/bendigo-surrounds-south/topic/community