12.5% —
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bass (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Bass (Eastern Victoria)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of people in Bass (Eastern Victoria) spend their time on unpaid family duties. While 30.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare—well above the national figure—the number of local volunteers has dropped significantly over recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 12.5% of people volunteer here, which is lower than in most other areas. This figure has fallen by 6.9 percentage points since 2016, when it stood at 19.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid family work is common, with 22.3% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, a bit more than the state average. This reflects a broader trend in the area where child care duties are much higher than in most other places.
12.3% —
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% —
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% —
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.3%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.1% of the population. This is lower than most areas and sits about the same as the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
2.1%
Lower than 73% 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 Bass (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20302/bass/topic/community