30.1% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bendoc · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bendoc
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 30.1% of people in Bendoc volunteer their time, which is far above the national rate. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of daily life here, where residents are much more likely to give their time to help others than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.1% of residents helping out, a figure far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for many, with 16.5% providing care and 34% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both far above the national figures. However, the 11.7% of people caring for children unpaid is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
16.5% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.7% ▼ -50.8%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.0% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 34.0%
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 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 55% 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 Bendoc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20209/bendoc/topic/community