35.6% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bridgewater North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bridgewater North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Bridgewater North contribute their time to others than in most similar areas. A striking 35.6% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This community shows a strong tendency towards unpaid support and local service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 35.6% of people giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is far more common here than in the rest of the country, with 26.7% of people providing support. This is much higher than the Australian figure of 11.9%, though those caring for children (24.4%) are a little below the national average.
26.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 20.0%
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.
Very few people in this area have served in the Defence Force. At 0.0%, the figure is a little below the state average of 2.0%.
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 Bridgewater North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20334/bridgewater-north/topic/community