Bagshot · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Bagshot

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Much higher rates of unpaid care than most similar areas define the community life in Bagshot. While volunteering is common, nearly one in five people provide unpaid care, a figure well above the national average. This suggests a local culture focused heavily on family and home support.

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📍 Bagshot, Suburb / Locality

Where Bagshot sits — Volunteers

14.1% ▼ -33.2%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bagshot — lower than 70% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Bagshot14.1%
3551, VIC 17.0%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 14.1% of people in Bagshot volunteer, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.

14.1% ▼ -33.2%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.2%
  • 2016: 22.0%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is very common here, with 19.8% of people providing care—well above the 11.9% national figure. This is seen in the 31.8% who care for children unpaid and the 27.6% who do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national average.

19.8% ▲ +90.0%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.4%
  • 2016: 14.1%
  • 2021: 19.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

31.8% ▼ -0.5%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.0%
  • 2016: 28.2%
  • 2021: 31.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

27.6% ▲ +4.6%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.4%
  • 2016: 25.6%
  • 2021: 27.6%

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.

No one in Bagshot has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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 Bagshot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20099/bagshot/topic/community