19.5% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bega · State Electorate
Community Participation in Bega
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering and unpaid care than most similar areas define Bega. About 19.5% of people volunteer here, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong community spirit is balanced by a high number of people managing significant unpaid work at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly one in five people in Bega volunteer, a figure that is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%. However, this has fallen by 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.4% of people providing care and 26.6% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. In contrast, the share of people caring for children unpaid is 20.8%, which is well below the Australian average.
13.4% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.8% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 26.6%
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 the Bega population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, sitting at 4.2% against a national figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 81% of state electorate 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 Bega [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10009/bega/topic/community