34.3% ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Cape Bridgewater · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Cape Bridgewater
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than three times the national rate of people volunteer in Cape Bridgewater. This level of community involvement is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia, marking the area as a standout for unpaid work. Other forms of participation, such as caregiving and defence service, remain closer to the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 34.3% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 17.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare—well below the 26.3% national figure—a higher than usual 26.3% do 15 or more hours of housework each week. General unpaid care is provided by 13.1% of people, which is about the same as in Victoria.
13.1% ▲ +110.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.5% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 26.3%
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.
Around 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the totals for Victoria and Australia.
3.0%
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 Cape Bridgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20469/cape-bridgewater/topic/community