17.5% ▼ -26.2%
Higher than 77% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bendigo · Region (SA4)
Community Participation in Bendigo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community involvement define Bendigo compared to most similar areas. A standout 17.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above both the Victorian and national figures, although this is down from 23.7% in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.5% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent in Bendigo, where 23.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure. This is alongside 14.5% providing unpaid care, which is among the highest rates for areas of this size.
14.5% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.9% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 62% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
About 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.0% recorded for Victoria.
3.2%
Higher than 56% of region (sa4) 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/sa4/202/bendigo/topic/community