12.3% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bacchus Marsh · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bacchus Marsh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Bacchus Marsh have volunteered their time since 2011, though unpaid care for others has become more common. While 12.3% of residents now volunteer, a much higher proportion of the community is focused on looking after children and other family members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 5.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 12.3%. This is lower than most other areas and sits a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 31% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national and state figures. This focus on family is seen alongside a rise in general unpaid care, which grew to 13.7% since 2011.
13.7% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
2.7%
Lower than 53% 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041353/bacchus-marsh/topic/community