23.2% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bambra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bambra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of residents in Bambra do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, a figure far above the national average. This high level of home-based work is mirrored by a strong culture of community help and care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.2% of people giving their time. 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.
Care roles are frequent, as 29.3% of people look after children unpaid and 14.1% provide other unpaid care, both of which are higher than most areas. This aligns with the fact that 30.3% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is far above the state average.
14.1% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.3% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 30.3%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.0% for Victoria and the 2.8% national figure.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Bambra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20127/bambra/topic/community