9.9% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bundoora - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bundoora - North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer or provide unpaid child care in Bundoora - North compared to the rest of the state. Only 9.9% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3%. This reflects a wider trend of low community participation across several unpaid roles in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates in Bundoora - North have fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011. At 9.9%, the proportion of people who volunteer is much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is much lower than most areas at 22.5%, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework at 17.4% are also well below the national figure. However, people providing other types of unpaid care rose to 12.7%, which is about the same as the state average.
12.7% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.4% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 17.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.5% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
1.5%
Lower than 81% 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 Bundoora - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041216/bundoora-north/topic/community