18.8% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Surf Coast - Bellarine Peninsula · Sub-region (SA3)
Community Participation in Surf Coast - Bellarine Peninsula
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement mark the Surf Coast - Bellarine Peninsula compared to most similar areas. Nearly one in five residents volunteers, and a large proportion of the population provides unpaid care for children and the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.8% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is down 5.6 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 29.5% of people caring for children and 25.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—both figures are well above the Victorian and national averages. Those providing other unpaid care rose slightly since 2011 to 13.8%, which is a little above the national figure.
13.8% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.3%
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 common for the area's level, with 2.9% of people having served. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Surf Coast - Bellarine Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20303/surf-coast-bellarine-peninsula/topic/community