16.4% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bayles · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bayles
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 15% of people in Bayles provide unpaid care, a figure that is well above the national average. The community shows a strong a commitment to helping others, with high rates of volunteering and childcare. This creates a landscape where unpaid support is a common part of daily life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.4% of people giving their time. This is well above the Victorian figure of 13.3% and a little above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is a key feature of the area, as 15.0% of people provide unpaid care and 27.3% look after children without pay. However, the 20.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is lower than in most areas.
15.0% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 less common than in most similar areas, with 2.0% of residents having served. This is about the same as the Victorian figure.
2.0%
Lower than 59% 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 Bayles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20171/bayles/topic/community