28.2% ▼ -29.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bessiebelle · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bessiebelle
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Bessiebelle volunteer their time, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 28.2% of residents are volunteers, which is far above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 27.1% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—only 8.2% provide unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas. This is alongside a child-care rate of 23.5%, slightly below the state average.
8.2% ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -28.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 27.1%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the rates for Victoria and Australia.
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 Bessiebelle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20225/bessiebelle/topic/community