16.9% ▼ -39.8%
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bendigo West (Northern Victoria) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Bendigo West (Northern Victoria)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 17% of people in Bendigo West volunteer their time, a rate well above the Victorian average. While unpaid care and home duties are common here, the number of people volunteering has dropped by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.9% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 14.5% of people providing such support, among the highest rates for this level. This includes 23.1% of residents doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, which is much higher than in most other areas.
14.5% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
Defence service is seen in 3.1% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
3.1%
Higher than 57% 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 Bendigo West (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20804/bendigo-west/topic/community