17.2% —
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bellarine (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Bellarine (Western Victoria)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Bellarine than in most other parts of the country. While 17.2% of residents give their time to help others, the area also shows a high level of unpaid work and care within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the Victorian figure of 13.3%. However, this has fallen from 24.1% in 2016 to 17.2% in the latest census.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high number of residents take on unpaid work, with 25.4% doing over 15 hours of housework a week. This is well above the national figure, alongside 14.4% of people providing unpaid care, which is a little above the state average.
14.4% —
Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% —
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% —
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 25.4%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 3.4%, which is higher than most areas and a little above the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
3.4%
Higher than 65% 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 Bellarine (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20508/bellarine/topic/community