22.3% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lake Bunga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lake Bunga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of community involvement mark Lake Bunga compared to most similar areas. Over 22% of residents volunteer their time, a figure well above both the Victorian and national averages. This spirit of contribution is seen across volunteering, unpaid care, and former defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.3% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 13.3% seen in Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While fewer people provide unpaid childcare than in most areas, 27.7% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Unpaid care for others is also slightly more common here than across Australia.
13.9% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.7% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 27.7%
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.
A much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.8% of the population having served.
5.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Bunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21429/lake-bunga/topic/community