22.9% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bridge Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bridge Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer here than in most similar areas, making Bridge Creek a standout for community involvement. About 23% of residents give their time to help others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 22.9% of people in Bridge Creek volunteer, a figure that is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents do a lot of unpaid work at home, with 34.4% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is far above the national figure. Meanwhile, 26% provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the Australian average.
11.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 34.4%
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 2.8% seen across 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 Bridge Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20332/bridge-creek/topic/community