17.4% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bendigo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 17% of people in Bendigo volunteer their time, which is a standout feature for the area. This level of community involvement is well above both the Victorian and national figures. Other forms of service here include a slightly higher than average number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure. This puts the area around the middle when compared to similar places.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 14.4% of people providing it, which is a little above the national figure. However, this is a contrast to unpaid childcare and housework, which are both well below the state and national averages.
14.4% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.0% of the population. This is a little above the 2.0% seen in Victoria and about the same as the 2.8% across Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20208/bendigo/topic/community