34.0% ▼ -31.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lake Bolac · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lake Bolac
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 34% of people in Lake Bolac volunteer, showing a level of community involvement that is far above both state and national figures. This spirit of helping out extends into the home, where residents are much more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than people in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 34% of people giving their time. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life for many, as 27% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with higher rates of people providing unpaid care (16.7%) and those caring for children (28.7%).
16.7% ▲ +57.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 27.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.7% of the population, which is a little above the 2.0% across Victoria and about the same as the 2.8% national average.
3.7%
Higher than 66% 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 Lake Bolac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21428/lake-bolac/topic/community